highly radioactive material characterization, analytical SEM
In Cell Gear 6
sample machining, 1-ton crane in cell
Laser profilometer
Precision densitometer
Video equipment
Instron tensile machine with vacuum chamber
Automated ball-indention test system
Instrumented Charpy impact machine
Computer-controlled servo hydraulic machines
Annealing furnace
MTS fatigue testing machine
Scanning electron microscope
Computer-numerically controlled milling machine
< 70 dpm/100cm2 alpha
Core Functions
Irradiated Materials Examination and Testing.
Unique Functions
Testing of structural materials under simulated temperature and pressure. Hot Cells and solid state remote handling; Advanced in-cell materials testing
Hotwork Facilities
IMET: 6 hot cells (beta-gamma only) , 320 sq ft, 3 glove boxes, fume hood. One cell is SS-lined, cells have 60 SS-lined 10ft deep storage wells Specimen Prep Lab (SPL) with its associated laboratory hood and glove boxes. one cell is SS-lined, cells have 60 SS-lined 10ft deep storage wells Specimen Prep Lab (SPL) with its associated laboratory hood and glove boxes
Support Equipment
HEPA filtered exhaust, 3 shielded glove boxes and chemical hood, 60 floor storage wells (~1.4 ft3 each), 5-ton crane for moving casks, 15 SS-lined 10ft deep floor storage wells in cell access area that can be sealed from environment and supplied with HEPA-filtered ventilation. Specimen preparation laboratory and High bay work area with over-head crane