Tritium glovebox stripper system seismic design evaluation

Grinnell, J. J.¹  Klein, J. E.² 

[1] Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States);Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)

关键词: DESIGN;    GLOVEBOXES;    TRITIUM RECOVERY;    EVALUATION;    SAFETY;    SEISMIC ISOLATION;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1221778
RP-ID  :  SRNL-STI--2015-00453
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1221778
Others  :  TRN: US1500424

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The use of glovebox confinement at US Department of Energy (DOE) tritium facilities has been discussed in numerous publications. Glovebox confinement protects the workers from radioactive material (especially tritium oxide), provides an inert atmosphere for prevention of flammable gas mixtures and deflagrations, and allows recovery of tritium released from the process into the glovebox when a glovebox stripper system (GBSS) is part of the design. Tritium recovery from the glovebox atmosphere reduces emissions from the facility and the radiological dose to the public. Location of US DOE defense programs facilities away from public boundaries also aids in reducing radiological doses to the public. This is a study based upon design concepts to identify issues and considerations for design of a Seismic GBSS. Safety requirements and analysis should be considered preliminary. Safety requirements for design of GBSS should be developed and finalized as a part of the final design process.