| Article | |
| Report number | CERN-ATS-2011-233 |
| Title | SPS WANF Dismantling: A Large Scale-Decommissioning Project at CERN |
| Author(s) | Evrard, S (CERN) ; Algoet, Y (CERN) ; Conan, N (CERN) ; De Paoli, D (CERN) ; Efthymiopoulos, I (CERN) ; Fumey, S (CERN) ; Gaillard, H (CERN) ; Grenard, J L (CERN) ; Grenier, D (CERN) ; Pardons, A (CERN) ; Paulat, E (CERN) ; Seraphin, Y (CERN) ; Tavlet, M (CERN) ; Theis, C (CERN) ; Vincke, H (CERN) |
| Publication | 2011 |
| Imprint | 30 Nov 2011 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| In: | 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference, San Sebastian, Spain, 4 - 9 Sep 2011, pp.TUPS059 |
| Subject category | Accelerators and Storage Rings |
| Abstract | The operation of the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) West Area Neutrino Facility (WANF) was halted in 1998. In 2010 a large scale-decommissioning of this facility was conducted. Besides CERN’s commitment to remove non-operational facilities, the additional motivation was the use of the installation (underground tunnels and available infrastructure) for the new HiRadMat facility, which is designed to study the impact of high-intensity pulsed beams on accelerator components and materials. The removal of 800 tons of radioactive equipment and the waste management according to the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles were two major challenges. This paper describes the solutions implemented and the lessons learnt confirming that the decommissioning phase of a particle accelerator must be carefully studied as from the design stage. |
| Copyright/License | publication: (License: CC-BY) |
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