Savannah River Plant - Engineering, Design History Vol II [Declassified]

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SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
PROJECT 8980
ENOINEERING AND DESIGN HISTORY
VOLUMES AND TITLES
VOLUME I - ADMINISTRATION
VOLUME II - #iOO AREAS
VOLUME III - #200 AREAS
VOLUME IV - #300/700 AREAS AND GENERAL SERVICE
FACILITIES
VOLUME V - #400 AREA
VOLUME VI - POWER AND ELECTRICAL FACILITIES
(ALL AREAS)
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT - PROJECT 8980
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN HISTORY
OF
#IO0-R,P,L,K & C AREAS
VOLUME II ,
CONTENTS
Page
SECTION I - DESCRIPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF #100 AREAS 17
#100 AREA BUILDING LIST 20
SECTION II - DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING #105 DESIGN 21
FUNCTIONS 23
DESI GN PHILOSOPHY 2_
PROCESS BASIC DATA 26
DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING DESIGN 41
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPECIALIST DESIGN GROUPS 79
SECTION III - DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING #105 EQUIPMENT
DESIGN 103
GENERAL 109
ASSEMBLY AREA 109
PROCESS AREA 128.-
DISASSEMBLY AREA 244
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PURIFICATION AREA 263
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DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING #105 INSTRUMENTATION 275
SECTION IV - SPECIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN DESIGN OF BUILDING
#105 303
"ON-LINE" POWER AND WATER SUPPLY 305
SPECIAL FINISHES 318
SHIELDING WINDOWS 321
PERISCOPES 325
MODELS 327
INSTRUMENTATION 328
LM PROGRAM 330
REFRIGERATION 332
SECTION V - DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES - BUILDING #105 335
ASSEMBLY AREA 341
PROCESS AREA 3_7
DISASSEMBLY AREA 367
PURIFICATION AREA 381
INSTRUMENTATI ON 393
SECTION VI - DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS - BUILDING #105 40.
ASSEMBLY AREA 407
PROCESS AREA 410-
DISASSEMBLY AREA 417
PURIFICATION AREA 422
SECTION VII - FUNCTIONAL TESTING - BUILDING #105 431
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SECTION VIII - SIXTH REACTOR STUDY 445
SECTION IX - #i00 AREA SUPPORTING FACILITIES 449
PROCESS BUILDINGS 453
PERSONNEL AND SERVICE FACILITIES 461
ELECTRICAL FACILITIES 477
- STEAM FACILITIES 478
WATER FACILITIES 478
, GENERAL FACILITIES 480
SECTION X - NYX PROGRAM 481
INTRODUCTION 483
' REASONS FOR THE NYX PROGRAM 484
SELECTION OF THE REACTOR FABRICATOR AND TEST SITE 485
BROAD DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCOPE OF WORK 488
SUBCONTRACT WITH NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION 491
NYX REACTOR FABRICATION 492
TEST AREA PREPARATION 499
ERECTION OF THE NYX REACTOR 504
NYX TRAINING SEMINAR 505
THE NYX TESTING PROGRAM 507
PRODUCTION REACTORS - DESIGN, FABRICATION AND INSPECTION
REVISIONS 508
ADDITIONS TO THE SCOPE OF WORK 513
SECURITY 515
ORGANIZATIONS 517
PROCUREMENT 520
SCHEDULES AND WORK PROGRESS 522
ESTIMATES AND COSTS ........................................ 524
SHIPMENT OF REACTORS TO SRP 528
DISMANTLING AND CLOSING 530
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS 532
APPENDIX 535
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