D&D of a reactor, hot cells and gloveboxes - an integrated experience

Performing Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) operations at a multi-use laboratory containing small sites which run the gamut of nuclear facility types within the DOE Complex provides engaging challenges, as well as many unique opportunities. While the relatively small scale of the D&D work performed at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL-E) does not present the significant environmental, safety and health risks which might be encountered at large production sites, the types of issues are representative of the most significant problems. Being a small site with relatively low risks and an exceptional rapport with local stakeholders provides for the development and demonstration of technologies and methodologies which could be utilized at the larger sites.