Operation and management of the Back-end Cycle Key Elements Research Facility; From April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010

Tagami, Susumu; Shimizu, Osamu; Sano, Naruto; Imaizumi, Akiko; Tobita, Hiroshi; Nagasaki, Yosuke; Kurobane, Shiro

The Back-end Cycle Key Elements Research Facility (BECKY) was installed in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility (NUCEF) in 1994 for the safety and basic studies of the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste. BECKY consists of three alpha/ concrete cells, three alpha/ steel cells, thirty glove boxes and twenty hoods. Operation, maintenance and management are in execution based on the operational safety programs. And we also execute application about amendment of the permission and approval for the purpose of support R&D. This report describes the operation, maintenance and management from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010 for the purpose of keeping the performance of BECKY.