Fukushima Dai-ichi fuel debris retrieval analysis of aerosol emission and dispersion during simulants laser cutting

E. Porcheron (1) , S. Peillon (1) , T. Gelain (1) , C. Chagnot (2) , C. Journeau (2) , E. Excoffier (2) , V. Testud (2) , D. Roulet (3)

1 IRSN - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
2 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)
3 Onet Technologies - Direction Technique et Innovation

Assessing the production and dispersion of aerosols carrying contamination during corium laser cutting operations is IRSN's contribution to a research project undertaken jointly with ONET Technologies and CEA on behalf of the Mitsubishi Research Institute. The objective is to obtain quantified data for evaluating the risk of disseminating con-tamination when implementing this technique, over the next few years, in the process of decommissioning the dam-aged reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.

Keywords: dismantling; Fukushima; Aerosol; airborne; resuspension; laser cutting

Domains: Physics [physics]; Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]; Physics [physics]; Nuclear Theory [nucl-th]

E. Porcheron, S. Peillon, T. Gelain, C. Chagnot, C. Journeau, et al.. Fukushima Dai-ichi fuel debris retrieval analysis of aerosol emission and dispersion during simulants laser cutting. DEM 2018 - INternational Symposium on Dismantling Challenges: Industrial Reality, Prospects and Feedback Experience, Oct 2018, Avignon, France. ⟨cea-02338612⟩