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Electrodeposition. Electro deposition, the most important of the unit processes in electrorefining, is performed in lead- or plastic-lined concrete cells or, more recently, in polymer—concrete electrolytic cells. A refinery having an aimual production of 175,000 t might have as many as 1250 cells in the tank house. The cells are multiply coimected such that anodes and cathodes are placed alternately and coimected in parallel. Each cell is a separate unit and electrically coimected to adjacent cells by a bus bar. 

The nuclear reactor also must be shielded against the emission of radioactive material to the external environment. Suitable radiation controls include both thermal and biological shielding systems. Radiation from alpha particles (a rays) and beta particles ((3 rays) has little penetrating power, but gamma rays have deep penetration properties. Neutron radiation is, however, the primary area of risk. Typically, extremely thick concrete walls are used as a neutron absorber, but lead-lined concrete and special concretes are also used. 

Prayon One of the Wet processes for making phosphoric acid by reacting phosphate rock with sulfuric acid. The byproduct is gypsum, calcium sulfate dihydrate. It uses a compartmentalized, multi-section, lined, concrete reactor, with finishing tanks in which the gypsum crystals mature. In 1990 one third of the wet process phosphoric acid made in the Western World was made in this way. The process was developed in 1977 by the Societe de Prayon, Belgium. Variations are known as PH2, PHI 1, and PH12. One variation uses solvent extraction with isopropyl ether and tri-n-butyl phosphate. 

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The process at Three Mile Island involved nuclear fission and subsequent reactor cooling using circulating water. The primary water was kept under pressure to prevent boiling. Heat was transferred to a secondary water system that supplied power to a steam generator. Upon completion of this step, steam condensate was recovered and recycled. All radioactive materials, including primary water, were enclosed in a lined concrete containment building to prevent their escape to the atmosphere. 

High-level radioactive defense waste solutions, originating from plutonium recovery and waste processing operations at the U.S. Department of Energy s Hanford Site, currently are stored in mild steel-lined concrete tanks located in thick sedimentary beds of sand and gravel. Statistically designed experiments were used to identify the effects of 12 major chemical components of Hanford waste solution on radionuclide solubility and sorption. 

Liner Plate and Tile In addition to the above mentioned brick there is also liner tile, smooth faced with dove tailed or grooved backs. These are used to line concrete pipe and trenches. They are set into the forms, joints filled with corrosion resistant mortar, then concrete of the pipe or trench walls poured. Similarly, half round tile known as channel tile is available. This may be installed in... 

Figure 48-1 Corbel supported brick lined concrete chimney.

Following that, we developed another alternative conceptual design for a modular, natural circulation, air-cooled vault concept in which overpacked canisters would be stored in steel-lined, concrete vaults through which air is convectively circulated. Figure 2 shows this approach. 

All underground waste lines (totalling 9,000 ft) in the tank farm are stainless steel. All lines that carry radioactive waste have either (a) a stainless steel-lined concrete encasement, (b) a secondary steel pipe with centering spacers, or (c) a tile pipe with spacers encased in concrete (8). This construction provides two safety features as follows ... 

The tank is contained in a stainless steel-lined concrete vault. The concrete walls are 1 m thick, the top is 1.75 m thick. The liner includes a sump at the low side of the floor which collects any liquid in the vault. An elaborate system is provided to monitor the integrity of the liner. 

Once the clear wine has been run off, the barrels and vats must be cleaned to remove the deposit and disinfected, if necessary. A high-pressure water jet is generally sufficient to eliminate most of the precipitates in metal, polyester or lined concrete (epoxy resin) vats. In concrete vats coated with tartaric acid, the problem is more complex. These vats are difficult to clean and disinfecting them with SO2 is likely to damage the coating. 

Proprietary name for a pitch-like substance formulated for lining concrete vessels. 

The reactor core consists of 380 fuel channels, held in a square lattice array by circular end-shields, and contained within a cylindrical low-pressure tank called the calandria (Figure 5.7.2.). The calandria contains the heavy water moderator at low temperature and at near-atmospheric pressure. The calandria is positioned within a low-pressure steel lined concrete vault, filled with ordinary water. This tank provides biological shielding from neutron and gamma radiation from the reactor core (Figure 5.7.2.). 

The PRISM containment system uses three successive barriers—fuel cladding, primary coolant boundary (reactor vessel cutaway view shown in Figure 6.4), and a containment boundary that surrounds the reactor vessel— to provide defense-in-depth from postulated releases from the reactor vessel. The function of the PRISM containment is to protect the public from any accidental release of radioactivity from the reactor. The containment consists of the containment vessel surrounding the reactor vessel and a lower contaiiunent over the reactor closure. The containment boundary is a steel-lined concrete upper structure that encloses the reactor module as shown in Figure 6.4. 

NuScale power module reactor pressure vessel and containment vessel located within steel-lined concrete pool. 

The cylindrical stainless steel calandrla of CIRENE contains the heavy water moderator/reflector, the reactivity control mechanism and 280 vertical fuel channel assemblies. The calandria is housed in a steel lined concrete vault filled with light water (for thermal shield). 

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Depending upon the site conditions, different types of disposal structures are used in different countries for emplacement of waste. The types of structures include reinforced cement concrete (RCC) trenches, RCC vaults (above ground/ underground), steel lined concrete tile holes etc upto a depth of 10-100 meters. 

A vinyl ester based primer for lining concrete, offering strong adhesion, excellent chemical resistance and good interlaminar adhesion to a subsequent polyester or vinyl ester laminate. 

A major problem with nuclear power is waste disposal. Nuclear fuel is composed of small uranium oxide pellets about the diameter of a pencil. These pellets are piled on top of each other to form long rods that are grouped together to form a fuel assembly. Approximately every 18 months, the fuel assembly must be replaced, leaving the spent fuel as a disposal problem. Most waste from nuclear power production in the United States is currently stored on the site where it is produced. The spent fuel rods are put into steel-lined concrete vaults filled with water the vaults are kept in a temporary storage facility at the power plant. 

The secondary containment is a steel-lined concrete struaure. 

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Bottom fermentation involves a primary and a secondary step. In the primary fermentation step, the cooled wort with about 6.5-18% dry mass extracted from malt ( stemwort ) is pumped into fermenting tanks, located in fermentation cellars cooled to 5-6 °C. The tanks are made of plastic-lined concrete, enamelcoated steel, aluminum or V2A steel. The wort is inoculated ( pitched ) with yeast in the form of a thick yeast slurry of Saccharomyces Carls-bergensis (0.5-11/hl) and fermented at 8-14 °C until more than 90% of the fermentable extract has been converted. The primary fermentation is completed in 7-8 days, at which point the yeast breaks , i. e., flocculates and settles to the bottom. The beer is transferred to large clean... 

Other wastes found to contain uranium at significant activities were those produced during a bleaching trial using unrefined phosphoric acid. The latter is rich in iron and promotes co-precipitation of a range of heavy metals, including uranium and thorimn. Uranium is also found associated with iron oxy-hydroxide deposits on the walls of clay settlement tanks, in effluent pipes or culverts and in discharge outfalls. Activity levels are typically several Bq/g. Where bleached clay has been held in lined concrete sumps, the deposits comprise microcrystalline barite and/or iron phosphate... 

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