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DOFJRI.-2001-11<br />

I Appendix I- Decommissioning Technology Applications Rev. o l nrari 0<br />

^ Redlinc/Strikcout<br />

^<br />

1 1.1.2.27 Flame Scarifying. This technique is similar to flaming. The top layer of concrete is<br />

2 heated to cause differential expansion and spalling. Pieces of up to several centimeters in<br />

3 diameter erupt from the surface.<br />

4<br />

5 1.1.2.28 Plasma Torch. Potential uses in decontamination of materials include breaking down<br />

6 oils and polychlorinated biphenyls into less harmful or harmless substances, achieving the rapid<br />

7 spalling of concrete, and dclaminating contaminants from underlying substrates.<br />

9 1.1.2.29 Electrical Resistance. This technique is a spalling technique that involves heating the<br />

10 steel re-enforcing rods using electrical resistance or induction heating. This heating causes the<br />

11 bars to expand, which in turn induces the concrete to spail from the bars.<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14 1.2 EQUIPMENT REMOVAL AND SIZE REDUCTION<br />

15<br />

16 Equipment removal and size reduction refers to the physical dismantling and segmenting of<br />

17 equipment such as piping, pumps, tanks, hot cells, and laboratories. Equipment dismantling and<br />

18 segmenting techniques can be generally grouped into the three categories of mechanical, thermal,<br />

19 and other. The removal methods should be chosen based on the following major factors:<br />

20<br />

("^'21 • Radiological criteria<br />

22 • Availability or adaptability of suitable equipment<br />

23 •, Knowledge of problems to be tackled<br />

24 • Time available<br />

25 • Cost effectiveness of proposed solutions.<br />

26<br />

27 In general, the equipment chosen should be easy to use, familiar, reliable, well constructed, and<br />

28 proven. It should be capable of being used manually and adaptable for remote use.<br />

29<br />

30 1.2.1 Mechanical Cutting Techniques<br />

31<br />

32 The following techniques use mechanical forces and/or motions to cut or break a component.<br />

33<br />

34 1.2.1.1 Power Nibblers and Shears. A nibbler is a punch and die-cutting tool that normally<br />

35 operates at a rapid reciprocation rate of the punch against the die, "nibbling" a small amount of<br />

36 sheet metal work piece with each stroke. This process is ideal for cutting intricate shapes and<br />

37 turning comers.<br />

38<br />

39 A shear is a two-blade or two-cutter tool that operates on the same principle as a conventional<br />

40 pair of scissors. A blade shear primarily is used for in-line cutting of sheet metal, and a rotary<br />

41 shear is capable of producing irregular or circular cuts. In addition to the cutting of thin sheets,<br />

42 the power shear is also applicable to the cutting of small-bore piping and tubing and, in some<br />

(00^\43 instances, can be used to segment tanks. The large mobile shears are capable of cutting 0.63-cm<br />

44 (0.25-in.)-thick steel and can be used on structural steel, largc-diameter piping, and above- and<br />

45 belowgradc tanks.<br />

Final Feasibility Srudy jor the Canyon Dispostrion lnitiarive (221•U Facility)<br />

]ync7.40 1-6

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