Decommissioning of the Research Hot Laboratory; Dismantlement works of lead cells 1

Nozawa, Yukio; Koya, Toshio ; Sekino, Hajime

However, RHL is the one of target "A midterm decommissioning plan of Tokai Research Establishment" as the rationalization program for a decrepit facility in JAERI. This program has been taking over in JAEA. Therefore, all PIEs had been finished in March 2003 and the destruction works of hot cells have been started. The contents of these works are to remove out the apparatus from the hot cell and to transfer the irradiated samples and disposal of radioactive waste. The authorization work of the destruction program for regulation committee is in progress. The 18 lead cells had been destructed. The examinations performed in RHL will be succeeding to the RFEF and the WASTEF. The partial area of RHL facility will be used for the temporary storage of un- irradiated fuel samples used for our previous research works and radioactive device generated in proton accelerator facility (called J-PARC which is under constructing in Tokai site).