Method for decommissioning nuclear facility
AssigneeKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung Hwan HWANG, Seok-Ju HWANG, Mi-Hyun Lee, Cheon-Woo Kim
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Abstract
A method for decommissioning a nuclear facility includes: floating a nuclear reactor pressure vessel above a cavity; positioning a mounting device on bio-protective concrete to cover the cavity with the mounting device; mounting a lower portion of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel on the mounting device; and cutting and decommissioning the nuclear reactor pressure vessel mounted on the mounting device.
Claims8
A method for decommissioning a nuclear facility that includes a nuclear reactor pressure vessel and bio-protective concrete including a cavity in which the nuclear reactor pressure vessel is positioned, comprising:
- floating the nuclear reactor pressure vessel above the cavity;
- positioning a mounting device on the bio-protective concrete to cover the cavity with the mounting device;
- mounting a lower portion of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel on the mounting device;
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- cutting and decommissioning the nuclear reactor pressure vessel mounted on the mounting device.
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