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Decommissioning Handbook
ISBN-10:
0791802248
No. of Pages:
476
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2004
eBook Chapter
18 Dismantling
Page Count:
24
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Published:2004
Most U.S. power reactors were built with one concept in mind: to produce electricity as efficiently, economically, and safely as possible. Plants were not designed to facilitate simple and efficient deconstruction. Since decommissioning was not planned by the original construction team, dismantling is a completely new process that must be learned for each unique facility. Fortunately, the process is becoming more predictable and manageable because of experience gained to date. Dismantling is probably the phase of decommissioning with the strongest visual impact. A major portion of the project involves dismantling, removal, and size reduction of concrete structures and metal components,...
Topics:
Acceptance criteria,
Appropriate technology,
Blasting,
Concretes,
Construction,
Containers,
Contamination,
Decontamination,
Demolition,
Diamonds,
Explosives,
Hazards,
Heavy metals,
Hydraulic pumps,
Image segmentation,
Metals,
Metalwork,
Nuclear decommissioning,
Packaging,
Pipes,
Plasma arc cutting,
Radioactivity,
Rails,
Safety,
Size reduction (Materials),
Structural steel,
Teams,
Trucks,
Vessels,
Waste disposal,
Water,
Weight (Mass),
Wire
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Current Technologies
18.2.1 Concrete
18.2.2 Metals
18.2.3 Component Removal
18.3 DOE Technology Project Results
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