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Hot Cell

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hot cell [′hät ‚sel]
(engineering)

Hot Cell 

a chamber for working with strongly radioactive substances, such as irradiated fuel elements, sample materials, and the structural elements of the active core of a reactor. At atomic research centers and laboratories hot cells are used in reactor technology and for work connected with material studies and physical and technological research.



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These findings raise the question of whether Syria took natural uranium intended for a reactor at Dair Alzour and used a portion of it to perform cold-testing of reprocessing (for purpose of separating out plutonium) on a small scale at the hot cell facility," David Albright and Paul Brannan of the Institute for Science and International Security said in a commentary.
Inspectors had found "anthropogenic natural uranium particles in environmental samples taken in 2008 from the hot cells of the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) facility in Damascus," the report said.
The group reviewed the ITER Organizational structure and the overall procurement and management programs, while focusing on technical issues such as the ITER hot cell, the design of the vacuum vessel, and blanket and remote handling activities.
 
 
 
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