Contractor:  Havlovick Engineering Services, Inc. (HES) 

Project/Location:      ECF Glove Box Examination Line Design, Naval Reactors Facility (NRF), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)

Client:     Bechtel Bettis, Inc. / U.S.Department of Energy

Master Contract #: 2117542

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

Brief Project Description:  

The ECF Glove Box Examination Line designed for use at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) encompassed a wide variety of engineering disciplines as follows:  ventilation, fire protection, electrical, structural, instrumentation and controls, and rigging and hoisting.  The codes and guidelines adhered to during engineering design were:  Guideline for Gloveboxes – Second Edition (AGS-G001-1998), National Electrical Code (NEC), International Building Code (IBC), and the customer’s engineering specification.

The Glovebox Examination Line was designed to provide a means of decontaminating equipment/materials used in radioactive environments.  All design aspects were critical in providing a safe and clean work environment for operators.

·         The ventilation, instrumentation, and controls were designed to provide a negative pressure within the gloveboxes, even during activation of the fire suppression system.  The ventilation design also allowed in-service filter change-out.

·         Electrical power was provided inside and outside of each glovebox.

·         Lighting was designed to supply a required minimum illumination at adjustable angles to the work surface.

·         The glovebox structures were designed to meet the seismic ratings for the region of installation.

·         Rigging and hoisting were designed to prevent any warping or damage to the gloveboxes during transportation and installation that might render them unfit for service.