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NRC begins special inspection at Hope Creek
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at Hope Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey to investigate the cause of repeated inoperability of one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators, the agency announced in a February 25 news release.
D. W. Wootan, J. A. Rawlins, L. L. Carter, H. R. Brager, R. E. Schenter
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 103 | Number 2 | October 1989 | Pages 150-156
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE89-A28503
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A cobalt test assembly containing yttrium hydride pins for neutron moderation was irradiated in the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) during cycle 9A for 137.7 equivalent full-power days at a power level of 291 MW. The 36 test pins consisted of a batch of 32 pins containing cobalt metal used to produce 60Co and a set of four pins with europium oxide to produce 153Gd, a radioisotope used in detection of the bone disease osteoporosis. Postirradiation examination of the cobalt pins determined the 60Co production to be predictable to an accuracy of ∼5 %. The measured 60Co spatially distributed concentrations were within 20% of the calculated concentrations. The assembly average 60Co measured activity was 4% less than the calculated value. The europium oxide pins were gamma scanned for the europium isotopes 152Eu and 154Eu to an absolute accuracy of -10%. The measured europium radioisotope and I53Gd concentrations were within 20% of calculated values. The hydride assembly performed well and is an excellent vehicle for many FFTF isotope production applications. The results also demonstrate the accuracy of the calculational methods developed by the Westinghouse Hanford Company for predicting isotope production rates in this type of assembly.