An Overview of the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility Decommissioning - Facilities

Abstract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is nearing the successful completion of its $230 Million (US), 12 year effort to decommission the Plum Brook Reactor Facility (PBRF). This paper will examine the challenges and solutions involved in the segmentation and removal of the reactor and its internals, and the decontamination of the hot cells.