A CONTINUOUS CONTROLLABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SNM FLOW IN A ZERO POWER PLUTONIUM REACTOR FACILITY

Year
1978
Author(s)
E. Moennich - Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe
G. Mueller - Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe
W. Scheuerpflug - Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe
D. Sellinschegg - Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe
Abstract
A domestic safeguards system providing adequate assurance against theft of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) and sabotage by insiders is conceptually designed for a reference ZPPR (Zero Power Plutonium Reactor) facility. The facility is divided into Control Areas (CA) which provide physical containment. Successful containment is assured by an added on Continuous Controllable Containment System (CCCS). The CCCS is supplemented by a Material Control System (MCS) providing material balance discrepancies by Non-destructive Assay (NBA) instrumentation and remote monitoring equipment.