Use of Highly Pressurized Liquid Nitrogen Technology for Concrete Scabbling Application at SICN Nuclear Facility

The decommissioning process is a quite long and complicated stage who may take few years or decades to be achieved. Generally, this process involves the implementation of a large number of technologies dedicated to cutting and decontamination operations. Based on this finding, the Clean-Up Business Unit of AREVA with Air liquide decided to start the development of a new technology based on the use of liquid nitrogen (−140°C / 3500 bar).Copyright © 2011 by ASME