Plutonium Immobilization Project - Can-In-Canister Hardware Development/Selection
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Source
- Conference: American Nuclear Society 2001, Seattle, WA (US), 03/04/2001--03/08/2001; Other Information: PBD: 15 Feb 2001
- Subject
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES CONTAINERS
DESIGN
GLASS
PLUTONIUM
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE TESTING
THERMAL DEGRADATION
ROBOTS
- Language
- English
This paper covers the design, development and testing of the magazines (cylinders containing cans of plutonium-ceramic pucks) and the rack that holds them in place inside the waste glass canister. Several magazine and rack concepts were evaluated to produce a design that gives the optimal balance between resistance to thermal degradation and facilitation of remote handling. This paper also reviews the effort to develop a jointed robotic arm that can remotely load seven magazines into defined locations inside a stationary canister working only through the 4 inch (102mm) diameter canister throat.