News from the Hotlab

News

Datum
21 February 2019
Swiss CoA

New operational licence

On 21st of February 2019 the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) issued  the new operational licence for the PSI Hotlab facility

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31 December 2017
Inside Hotcell 6

Refurbishment of HZ6

The hot cell 6 is dedicated to the storage and conditioning of high level solid waste. This cell has been completely refurbished in the period 2015 – 2017. This include the complete dismantling and conditioning of the highly fuel contaminated old infrastructure, the cleaning of the cell and the installation and test of the new improved infrastructure.

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1 September 2017
Sample Management Software

New Sample and Task Management Software 

The AHL accounts, according to internal as well as external regulations, nuclear materials and moderators. For the detection and control of nuclear fuel samples and monitoring with respect to criticality safety, AHL developed a new sample and task management software (IPV).

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31 December 2016
Delivery of Tanks

New sewage cleaning system and tank farm

PSI Hotlab is collecting and radiologically cleaning the entire radioactive waste water from the PSI East side. In the years 2014-2016 a major refurbishment took place, where the old tank farm was decommissioned, and new stainless-steel tanks were installed together with new, modern ultrafiltration systems during normal operation of the lab.

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