Research Article
Inerting Strategy for a Demonstration-Scale Hot Cell Facility Based on Experiences from Pilot-Scale Argon Cell Facility Operation and CFD Analysis
Table 1
Comparison of specifications among experimental hot cells and gas-tight cells [
13–
19].
| | Contents | Facility names | | FCF [13, 14] | HFEF [15, 16] | ACPF [17, 18] | PRIDE [19] | Target facility of this study |
| | Cell volume | 1,470 m3 (argon cell) | 1,473 m3 (argon cell) | 9.4 m3 (argon cell) | 1,230 m3 | 7,560 m3 | | Cell pressure (negative) | 51–102 mmH2O [13] | 20–100 mmH2O [15] | 27–37 mmH2O | 10–200 mmH2O | 12–100 mmH2O | | Oxygen impurity | <60 ppm [14] | 20–100 ppm [16] | <50 ppm | <50 ppm | <30 ppm | | Water impurity | <60 ppm [14] | 20–100 ppm [16] | <50 ppm | <50 ppm | <50 ppm |
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