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a. Irradiated fuel element a. Irradiated fuel element
chopping machines de- decladding equipment and
signed for remote opera- chopping machines : Remote-
tion ly operated equipment espe-
cially designed or prepared
for use in a reprocessing plant
as identified above and in-
tended to expose or prepare
the irradiated nuclear materi-
al in fuel assemblies, bundles
or rods for processing.
b. Dissolvers capable of with- b. Dissolvers : Dissolver vessels
standing hot and highly or dissolvers employing me-
corrosive liquid for disso- chanical devices especially
lution of irradiated nuclear designed or prepared for use
fuel and which can be re- in a reprocessing plant as
motely loaded and main- identified above, intended for
tain dissolution of irradiated nu-
clear fuel and which are ca-
pable of withstanding hot,
highly corrosive liquid, and
which can be remotely load-
ed, operated, and maintained.
c. Solvent extractors and sol- c. Solvent extractors and solvent
vent extraction equipment extraction equipment : Espe-
resistant to the corrosive cially designed or prepared
effect of nitric acid solvent extractors (such as
packed or pulse columns,
mixer settlers or centrifugal
contactors) for use in a plant
for the reprocessing of irradi-
ated fuel. Solvent extractors
must be resistant to the corro-
sive effect of nitric acid. Sol-
vent extractors are normally
fabricated to extremely high
standards special welding
and inspection and quality
assurance and quality control
techniques) out of low carbon
stainless steels, titanium, zir-
conium, or other high quality
materials.
d. Chemical holding or stor- d. Chemical holding or storage
age vessels resistant to the vessels : Especially designed
corrosive effect of nitric ac- or prepared holding or stor-
id age vessels for use in a plant
for the reprocessing of irradi-
ated fuel. The holding or
storage vessels must be

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