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The D&D of SM-1A
With the recent mobilization at the site of the former SM-1A nuclear power plant at Fort Greely, Alaska, the Radiological Health Physics Regional Center of Expertise, located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District, began its work toward the decommissioning and dismantlement of its third nuclear power plant, this time located just 175 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
G. Singh, S. G. Mohod, P. V. S. Varma, P. Purohit, D. B. Sathe, R. B. Bhatt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 210 | Number 3 | March 2024 | Pages 486-500
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2232224
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Disc-shaped porous platinum sintered frits were fabricated employing a pore forming agent (PFA) via a powder-metallurgical process. Porous vent frits using several platinum-PFA compositions were prepared after characterizing the starting materials (platinum and PFA powders) for particle size (D50) and distribution (D10 to D90), morphology, Brunauer-Emmet-Teller surface area, density (apparent and tap), etc. The sintered platinum vent frits were extensively characterized to evaluate their suitability for application in terms of surface microstructure analysis by scanning electron microscopy, helium/air permeability parameters, and particulate filtration characteristics. This paper reports for the first time on the measurement of retention efficiency of vent frits for particulate sizes 0.3, 0.5, and 1 µm. The platinum frits made using 10 and 20 vol % PFA were found to be suitable as a vent hole filter for radioisotope power sources.
