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Project Scope:

• HEU orphaned materials required down-blending to meet requirements for transportation, reprocessing, and disposition.
• Materials required a high level of isolation, containment, special handling, and special processing due to the nature of their constituents.

Description:

• RPS acted as the prime contractor for this turn-key containment and processing facility, and was the lead design agency for the containment, air, control, and safety systems.
• RPS lead a team of sub-contractors for engineering, erection, and acceptance testing of the facility and systems.
• Project facility and systems included:
• Modular panel containment (MPC) enclosure, a secondary containment processing facility.
• Negative pressure enclosure (NPE), a gloved enclosure primary containment HEU processing.
• Fire suppression & control systems for both the MPC & NPE.
• Cryogenic hi-shear blender integration and support systems in the NPE for LN2 and N2.
• Backdraft hood for material receipt inspection and preparation.
• MPC HEPA filtration unit, controls, and duct systems.
• NPE HEPA/HEGA filtration and PID control systems.
• Material handling and operations equipment for process control.
• Project fast tracked and completed in 5 months.