Application field and the issues on "cutting and dust collection technology”

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ⅰ)Application field : Retrieve fuel debris

Requirements on application

Challenges on steps

  • Methods for cutting fuel debris

Requirements on application

  • Capability to cut heterogeneous mixtures (composed of boride, oxide and metals etc. ) that have different hardness and frailty to the size smaller than 100×100×100㎜ under high Radiation dose rate
  • Capability to make sure collecting chips and crumbs, fume, dusts during cutting work
Plant information
<Features of Fuel debris>
Vickers hardness of formed habits

  • Fuel debris could be large melted lump depending on its location.
    Also, contents of the compound vary widely depending on the location.
    Some of those may be mainly consist of fuel material and some may be metal.