SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN

The operation of the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) West Area Neutrino Facility (WANF) was halted in 1998. In 2010 a large scale-decommissioning of this facility was conducted. Besides CERN’s commitment to remove non-operational facilities, the additional motivation was the use of the installation...

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Autores principales: Evrard, S, Algoet, Y, Conan, N, De Paoli, D, Efthymiopoulos, I, Fumey, S, Gaillard, H, Grenard, J L, Grenier, D, Pardons, A, Paulat, E, Seraphin, Y, Tavlet, M, Theis, C, Vincke, H
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2011
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Accelerators and Storage Rings
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1403045
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author Evrard, S
Algoet, Y
Conan, N
De Paoli, D
Efthymiopoulos, I
Fumey, S
Gaillard, H
Grenard, J L
Grenier, D
Pardons, A
Paulat, E
Seraphin, Y
Tavlet, M
Theis, C
Vincke, H
author_facet Evrard, S
Algoet, Y
Conan, N
De Paoli, D
Efthymiopoulos, I
Fumey, S
Gaillard, H
Grenard, J L
Grenier, D
Pardons, A
Paulat, E
Seraphin, Y
Tavlet, M
Theis, C
Vincke, H
author_sort Evrard, S
collection CERN
description The operation of the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) West Area Neutrino Facility (WANF) was halted in 1998. In 2010 a large scale-decommissioning of this facility was conducted. Besides CERN’s commitment to remove non-operational facilities, the additional motivation was the use of the installation (underground tunnels and available infrastructure) for the new HiRadMat facility, which is designed to study the impact of high-intensity pulsed beams on accelerator components and materials. The removal of 800 tons of radioactive equipment and the waste management according to the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles were two major challenges. This paper describes the solutions implemented and the lessons learnt confirming that the decommissioning phase of a particle accelerator must be carefully studied as from the design stage.
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spelling cern-14030452022-08-17T13:27:28Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1403045engEvrard, SAlgoet, YConan, NDe Paoli, DEfthymiopoulos, IFumey, SGaillard, HGrenard, J LGrenier, DPardons, APaulat, ESeraphin, YTavlet, MTheis, CVincke, HSPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERNAccelerators and Storage RingsThe operation of the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) West Area Neutrino Facility (WANF) was halted in 1998. In 2010 a large scale-decommissioning of this facility was conducted. Besides CERN’s commitment to remove non-operational facilities, the additional motivation was the use of the installation (underground tunnels and available infrastructure) for the new HiRadMat facility, which is designed to study the impact of high-intensity pulsed beams on accelerator components and materials. The removal of 800 tons of radioactive equipment and the waste management according to the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles were two major challenges. This paper describes the solutions implemented and the lessons learnt confirming that the decommissioning phase of a particle accelerator must be carefully studied as from the design stage.CERN-ATS-2011-233oai:cds.cern.ch:14030452011-11-30
spellingShingle Accelerators and Storage Rings
Evrard, S
Algoet, Y
Conan, N
De Paoli, D
Efthymiopoulos, I
Fumey, S
Gaillard, H
Grenard, J L
Grenier, D
Pardons, A
Paulat, E
Seraphin, Y
Tavlet, M
Theis, C
Vincke, H
SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title_full SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title_fullStr SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title_full_unstemmed SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title_short SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN
title_sort sps wanf dismantling: a large scale-decommissioning project at cern
topic Accelerators and Storage Rings
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/1403045
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