학술논문

Computer-assisted nuclear fuel manufacture. [Process monitor]
Document Type
Conference
Author
Source
Nucl. Mater. Manage.; (United States); 5:3; Conference: 17. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA, 22 Jun 1976
Subject
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION FUEL ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS
PRODUCTION REACTORS
COMPUTERS
SAFEGUARDS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS 050700* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Fuels Production & Properties
055001 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards, Inspection, & Accountability-- Technical Aspects
Language
English
Abstract
At the ERDA Savannah River Plant, a process monitor, which incorporates an online digital computer, assists in manufacturing fuel elements used to produce nuclides such as plutonium, tritium, and californium in the plant's nuclear reactors. Also, inventory functions assist in safeguarding fissile material and protecting against accidental nuclear criticality. Terminals at strategic locations throughout the process area enable production operators to send and receive instructions and information on each manufacturing step.