Abstract
As the operating body that has authority to construct and operate a non-commercial nuclear reactor in Indonesia, BATAN has decided to develop RDE, an HTGR based nuclear reactor with pebble bed fuels type. As the post-irradiation examination facility, IRM has to prepared and developed PIE for pebble bed fuel in hot cell. Mechanisms and supporting apparatus has to be considered during transfer processes from RDE sites to hot cell. This paper aims to analyze technical design of pebble bed fuel compatibility to existing transfer system in hot cell 101 such as wall-plug and transfer cask dimension, storage rack and fuel remote handling system. Several associated R&Ds on hot cell facility in HTGR countries are reviewed to get safer and simpler transfer system. Based on determined RDE fuels and wall plug dimension, RSG-GAS existing transfer cask can be adopted. Storage rack in hot cell 101 need to be modified and for easier handling by using manipulator, aids need to be added. The technical compatibility based on the results of the study indicates that the hot cell 101 is ready to executePIE of RDE pebble bed fuels.
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