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GRAPHITE REMOVAL FROM URANIUM-GRAPHITE REACTORS: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND APPROACHES
JOURNAL: 2023, ¹ 2 (23), p. 41-55AUTHORS: A.O. Paviluk, S.G. Kotlyarevskij, E.V. Bespala, A.E. Rif, R.I. Kan
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The article explores the best practices for graphite removal from the stacks of uranium-graphite reactors (GLEEP, WAGR, BGRR, HTGR) and reactors with graphite reflectors (DIORIT, DR 1) operated abroad. Based on several case studies, it considers different approaches, in particular: graphite crushing; underwater stack demolition by reactor shaft flooding and upper biological shield dismantling; dismantlement of the upper biological shield and layer-bylayer graphite block removal. It discusses current trends, existing challenges and long-term plans for the practical implementation of advanced approaches under international projects.
Keywords: decommissioning, uranium-graphite reactor, dismantling, graphite stack, irradiated graphite, radioactive waste.
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Pavliuk À. Î., Kotlyarevsky S. G., Bespala E. V., Rif A. E., Kan R. I. Graphite Removal from Uranium-Graphite Reactors: International Experience and Approaches. Radioactive Waste, 2023, no. 2 (23), pp. 41—55. DOI: 10.25283/2587-9707-2023-2-41-55. (In Russian).