Gloveboxes in a mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility provide primary confinement for the process systems handling nuclear material. The fire protection design must be coordinated with the confinement design while meeting criticality and life safety requirements. The fire protection strategy for the facility starts with specifying fire resistant systems, structures, and components with low fire loadings and design features that minimize ignition sources. The fire hazards, along with other process hazards, are specifically addressed during the design of nuclear process units. The industrial-scale process glove boxes in the MOX facility utilize polycarbonate as their window material, which was evaluated as being the most appropriate material in terms of constructability, operability, and confinement performance under mechanical loadings (e.g. shock, earthquake). The glovebox fire detectors are installed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 72-1996 requirements and are an integral part of the facility fire detection system. Special design features to prevent a fire from starting, to divert potentially explosive material upon detection of a fire, and to reliably extinguish any incipient fires are incorporated into glovebox and process unit designs.
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ASME 2006 Pressure Vessels and Piping/ICPVT-11 Conference
July 23–27, 2006
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Pressure Vessels and Piping Division
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0-7918-4758-6
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Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Design/Engineering Glovebox: Fire Protection Safety
Richard A. Berry
Richard A. Berry
Shaw E&I, Inc.
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Lary J. Rosenbloom
AREVA NP, Inc.
Richard A. Berry
Shaw E&I, Inc.
Paper No:
PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93377, pp. 545-547; 3 pages
Published Online:
July 23, 2008
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Rosenbloom, LJ, & Berry, RA. "Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Design/Engineering Glovebox: Fire Protection Safety." Proceedings of the ASME 2006 Pressure Vessels and Piping/ICPVT-11 Conference. Volume 7: Operations, Applications, and Components. Vancouver, BC, Canada. July 23–27, 2006. pp. 545-547. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93377
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