Development of Pyroprocess Integrated Inactive Demonstration Facility

Abstract

PRIDE (PyRoprocess Integrated inactive DEmonstration facility) has been developed in Korea as a cold test facility to implement the pyroprocessing technology. The important role of PRIDE is to integrate the whole unit process in one continuous operation to achieve the engineering-scale viability of pyroprocessing. This can provide valuable information to solve the interface problems involved in entire processes. PRIDE consists of a large scale argon atmospheric cell, cell equipment, and utility systems. This paper introduces the major features of the PRIDE facility, such as an argon supply system, cell operating equipment, and a safety related system. In PRIDE, the key technology will be tested and demonstrated using depleted uranium with surrogate materials.