Cold Vacuum Drying (CVD) Facility General Service Helium System Design Description

SHAPLEY, B.J.

COGEMA (United States)

关键词: Flammability;    08 Hydrogen;    Helium I;    Drying;    Casks;   

DOI  :  10.2172/803026
RP-ID  :  SNF-3067, Rev.1
RP-ID  :  AC06-96RL13200
RP-ID  :  803026

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this System Design Description (SDD) is to describe the characteristics of the Cold Vacuum Drying (CVD) Facility general service helium system. The general service helium system is a general service facility process support system, but does include safety-class structures, systems and components (SSCs) providing protection to the offsite public. The general service helium system also performs safety-significant functions that provide protection to onsite workers. The general helium system essential function is to provide helium (He) to support process functions during all phases of facility operations. General service helium is used to purge the cask and the MCO in order to maintain their internal atmospheres below hydrogen flammability concentrations. The general service helium system also supplies helium to purge the process water conditioning (PWC) lines and components and the vacuum purge system (VPS) vacuum pump. The general service helium system, if available following an Safety Class Instrument and Control System (SCIC) Isolation and Purge (IS0 and PURGE) Trip, can provide an alternate general service helium system source to supply the Safety-Class Helium (SCHe) System.