Dounreay pond team make the cut
Work has started to cut up the Dounreay Fast Reactor pond wall using a remotely operated saw.
皇冠体育app pond top cap is the first cut needed to separate the pond liner from the pond structure. 皇冠体育app next step is to cut the wall into blocks that will be wrapped and transported to the site鈥檚 waste processing and disposal facilities.
皇冠体育app team carried out trials in T3UK at Janetstown and Bower to develop the technique, test the saw, and train the operators.
Suzanne Griffiths, project manager for the DFR reactor top, said: 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp pond work is very challenging, but after carrying out off site trials, we have trained the team in the method of working remotely which minimises dose uptake. We are now progressing to remove one of DFR鈥檚 biggest radiological hazards.鈥�