Proceedings of the 25th DOE/NRC Nuclear Air Cleaning and Treatment Conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 3 - 6, 1998

NUREG/CP-0167
Conf-980803

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Front Matter - Includes Table of Contents, Abstract and Foreword

Opening Plenary Session
Monday August 3, 1998

• Opening Of The Conference: Reflections On 50 Years Experience With Air And Gas Cleaning Technology In The Technology In The Nuclear Industry
• Keynote Address: Operational Formality For Confinement Ventilation Systems: Some Lessons
• Invitied Speaker: Nuclear Utilities In A Competitive World
• Current IAEA Activities In Radioactive Waste Management

Filters and Filter Testing
Monday August 3, 1998

• Critical Review: Filters and Filtration For Nuclear Applications
• HEPA Filter Media Testing: 1950 - 2000
• A New Concept For Qualification Assurance of HEPA Filter Mechanical Reliability
• ATI TDA 5A Aerosol Generator Evaluation
• Analysis Of Manufacturer-Supplied 'Air-Aerosol' Mixing Data Collected For Qualifying Performance Of Commercial HEPA Filter Testable Housings
• Circular HEPA Filters For Use In Nuclear Containment And Ventilation Systems
• Improved HEPA Filter/Barrier Technique For Waste Handling And Processing
• HEPA Service Life, Tests - Effects - Recommendations At Department Of Energy Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Sites

Nuclear Codes And Standards
Tuesday August 4, 1998

• Critical Review: A Critical Assessment Of Codes And Standards For Nuclear Air And Gas Treatment
• ASME Code On Nuclear Air And Gas Treatment AG-1
  • General Requirements
  • Ventilation Air Cleaning Equipment Codes
  • Common Equipment
  • Field Testing
  • Technology
  • Emerging ASME AG-1 Code: Article F1, On Metal Medium Filters

Working Luncheon
Tuesday August 4, 1998

• Invited Speaker: Regulatory Trends

Sampling and Testing
Tuesday August 4, 1998

• ASME N510 Testing Of Non-N509 Systems
• Mixing To Achieve Conditions Suitable For Single Point Sampling In Stacks And Ducts
• Stack Sampler Calibrations
• In-Situ Pas For Post Accident Management
• A New Electrostatic Radon Progeny Collection Method

Open End
Tuesday August 4, 1998

• Critical Review Of DOE's Ventilation And Filtration Standards

Adsorbers And Adsorbents
Wednesday August 5, 1998

• Critical Review: History Of Radioiodine Control
• Laboratory Testing Of Nuclear Grade Activated Charcoal
• Leak Testing Filters Containing Activated Carbon Media With Different Moisture Contents Using A New Halide Detector
• Refrigerant Loading Effects On Carbon During Bypass Leakage Testing
• Investigation Of Shock/Acceleration Requirements For Carbon Filters
• Replacement Of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SBGT System Charcoal Adsorber Trays
• Deep Bed Charcoal Filter Retention Screen In-Place Replacement And Repair

HVAC Systems For Control Rooms And Other Nuclear Facilities
Wednesday August 5, 1998

• Critical Review: Historical Perspective And Evolution Of Commercial nucelar Utilitity Control Room Ventilation System Requirements
• Control Room Envelope Reconstitution
• Control Room Air Leakage Testing At Two Nuclear Power Plants
• Leakage Testing of Installed Dampers Using A Constant Injection Tracer Gas Technique
• Low Flow Containment And Ventilation Design For Nuclear Installations
• Determination Of The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Diesel building Ventilation Systems Requirements
• Guidance For Technical Specification Applicability To Degraded HVAC Equipment
• High Temperature Air Conditioning Systems Using Air Cooled Condensing Units To Cool Motor Control Centers And Other Electrical Equipment Rooms During Abnormal Conditions In Nuclear Power Plants
• Air Purge Applied To Substantially Mitigate Stack Release Levels Resulting From BWR Fuel Leak

Waste Processing Air Cleaning
Thursday August 6, 1998

• Critical Review: Waste Processing Air Cleaning
• In Situ Remediation Of Plutonium From Glovebox Exhaust Ducts At The Department Of Energy Rocky Flats Plant
• Determination Of The Radionuclide Release Factor For An Evaporator Process Using Nondestructive Assay
• Measurement Of Passive Ventilation Rates Of The Hanford High-Level Radioactive Waste Tanks Using Tracer Gases
• Index Of Authors And Speakers
• List of Attendees