IN9900825 BARC/1999/P/002 > jo Q GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE BARC PROGRESS REPORT - 1998 Compiled by V. L. Kalyane Library & Information Services Division 1999 BARC/1999/P/002 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION •fiu OS OS BARC PROGRESS REPORT - 1998 Compiled by V. L. Kalyane Library & Information Services Division BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE MUMBAI, INDIA 1999 DR. ANIL KAKODKAR DIRECTOR. 8HABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE & MEMBER ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TROM8AY. MUMBAI - 400 085 INDIA April 21, 1999 FOREWORD •The R&D work being pursued in BARC covers a wide range of subjects in physical sciences, chemical sciences, life sciences and many disciplines of engineering. A significant part of the effort is dedicated to basic research. Reports on the outcome of basic research are often published in scientific journals, or as technical reports. A part of the applied research also leads to journal articles and technical reports, but considerable part of the work in the field of applied research, especially those which have a direct bearing on the design, development and operation of nuclear power reactors, nuclear fuel cycle facilities and isotope programmes, result in technical notes specifically addressed to the agencies concerned. Many Divisions of BARC publish periodic progress reports. However, frequency of their publication varies. It was felt that bringing out a publication every year with a brief description of the major achievements of the various Divisions along with a list of their publications, will be useful in bringing about wider awareness of the broad spectrum of activities being carried out in BARC, and the results of the R&D work being done, to other scientific and industrial organisations in India and abroad. This compilation has been brought out with that objective. Detailed information on any of the topics listed can be obtained from the Head of the Division concerned. Often published documents, either in the form of journal articles or technical reports, giving the relevant details are readily available. (Anil Kakodkar) I Phone: + (91) (22) 551 1910, 550 53 00 & 550 5050 (fa.) Ext. (2988) cTR / Gram : BARC - MUMBAI - 400 085. T* - gsif - 400 085. $*FH / Fax : (91) (22) 550 5151 & 551 9613 t&f* / Telex : 011 - 61017, (?T* 5^) BARC IN & 61022 (IT* ^0 BARC IN e-mail: kakodkar® magnum.barc.ernet.in BARC/1999/P/002 BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION SHEET FOR TECHNICAL REPORT (as per IS : 9400 • 1980) 01 Security classification : Unclassified 02 Distribution : External 03 Report status: New 04 Series : BARC External 05 Report type : Progress Report 06 Report No. : B ARC/1999/P/002 07 Part No. or Volume No. : 08 Contract No. : 10 Title and subtitle : BARC Progress Report -1998 11 Collation : 555 p. 13 Project No. : 20 Personal author(s) : V. L. Kalyane (comp.) 21 Affiliation of author(s) : Library and Information Services Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 22 Corporate author(s) : Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400 085 23 Originating unit : • • Library and Information Services Division, BARC, Mumbai 24 Sponsor(s) Name : Department of Atomic Energy Type: Government 30 Date of submission : ' April 1999 31 Publication I Issue date : April 1999 40 Publisher I Distributor : Head, Library and Information Services Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 42 Form of distribution : Hard Copy 50 Language of text: English 51 Language of summary : English 52 No. of references : 53 Gives data on : 60 Abstract .This report is a compilation of the progress in various major activities and Research and Development programmes of the different Divisions of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. The list of publications and papers presented at the various conferences, symposias, workshops and papers published in journals by the staff members of the Divisions are also given. 70 Keywords/Descriptors : BARC; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; PROGRESS REPORT; ACCELERATORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; COMPUTERS; MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; RADIATIONS; SAFETY; REACTOR PHYSICS; LASERS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE 71 Class No.: INIS Subject Category : F6000 99 Supplementary elements: CONTENTS Foreword . Hi Bibliographic description sheet for technical report v 1. Accelerator and Pulse Power Division 1 2. Advanced Fuel Fabrication Facility, Tarapur 9 3. Analytical Chemistry Division 13 4. Applied Chemistry Division 20 5. Architecture & Civil Engineering Division 25 6. Atomic Fuels Division 28 7. Beryllium Machining Facility 36 8. Bio-Organic Division 38 9. Cell Biology Division 45 10. Central Workshops 60 11. Centralised Waste Management Facility, Kalpakkam 69 12. Chemical Engineering Division 73 13. Chemistry Division 74 14. Computer Division 94 15. Condensed Matter Physics Division... 99 16. Control Instrumentation Division 122 17. Desalination Division 128 18. Division of Remote Handling & Robotics 134 19. Electronics Division 139 20. Electronics Systems Division 149 21. Environmental Assessment Division 156 22. Fire Services Section 171 23. Food Irradiator Project 173 24. Food Technology Division 176 25. Fuel Chemistry Division 183 26. Fuel Reprocessing Division 193 27. Health Physics Division 198 28. Heavy Water Division 207 29. Isotope Division 209 30. Kalpakkam Reprocessing Plant, Kalpakkam 227 31. Landscape & Cosmetic Maintenance Section 230 32. Laser & Plasma Technology Division 231 33. Library & Information Services Division 244 34. Materials Processing Division 248 35. Materials Science Division 255 36. Medical Division 281 37. Molecular Biology & Agriculture Division 283 38. Monazite Survey Project 301 39. Nuclear Agriculture & Biotechnology Division 309 40. Nuclear Physics Division 328 41. Nuclear Research Laboratory & High Altitude Research Laboratory 341 42. Ore Dressing Section 351 43. Personnel Division 357 44. Powder Metallurgy Division 367 45. PREFRE Plant, Tarapur 371 46. Process Engineering & Systems Development Division 372 47. Radiation Biology Division 379 48. Radiation Medicine Centre 388 49. Radiation Safety Systems Division 406 50. Radiation Standards & Instrumentation Division 423 51. Radiochemistry Division 434 52. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division 445 53. Radiometallurgy Division 449 54. Rare Earths Development Section 460 55. Reactor Control Division * 463 56. Reactor Engineering Division l 469 57. Reactor Group 476 58. Reactor Physics Design Section 482 59. Reactor Safety Division 484 60. Refuelling Technology Division 490 61. Repository Projects Section 494 62. Spectroscopy Division 498 63. Technical Physics & Prototype Engineering Division 511 64. Technical Services Division 521 65. Technolgy Transfer & Collaboration Division 522 66. Theoretical Physics Division 526 67. Uranium Extraction Division 534 68. Waste Immobilisation Plant, Kalpakkam 537 69 .Waste Management Division 538 70. Water and Steam Chemistry Laboratory, Kalpakkam 542 ACCELERATOR AND PULSE POWER DIVISION Major Achievements The following are the salient technical features of the activities carried out at this division during 1998. 1. ACCELERATORS: 1.1 Industrial Electron Accelerator 500 keV The 500 keV, 20 m A Cock croft Walton DC Accelerator was commissioned at 200 keV and a few microamperes of beam current. This Electron Beam Accelerator at BRIT, Vashi Complex, Navi Mumbai was remotely commissioned for its first phase of operation by the honorable Prime Minister of India from BARC, Trombay on 10th August, 1998. All the major and auxiliary systems performed as per design specifications. Subsequently the electron gun of the accelerator was disconnected and performance of the high voltage column using nitrogen gas at six atmospheres was tested to its full design ratings of 500 kV and found to be very satisfactory. Performance of the high power oscillator has been tested to give an output power of 2.8 kW using a dummy load which simulates the conditions of the high voltage column. Further performance tests for commissioning die accelerator at its full power are in progress. 1.2 Electron Beam Centre Substantial progress has taken place in the planning of the infrastructural facilities for the Electron Beam Centre (EBC) being set-up at the Kharghar site at Navi Mumbai. CIDCO and MSEB have been approached for obtaining the general clearance for setting up of the site office and starting the construction of the building. The architectural drawings for the site which include the EBC, with its 3 MeV & 10 MeV accelerators, Sameer Labs and residential quarters are nearing completion. The inputs required for the preparation of structural drawings are given to the Civil Engineering Division. 1.3 Industrial Electron Accelerator 3 MeV Many meetings of the working groups were held to discuss about the salient technical and implementation aspects of die 3 MeV accelerator. The design and fabrication drawings are being finalised for the various sub-systems of the acceleator like : (a) High Power Oscillator, (b) High Voltage Column, (c) Beam Generation and Transport, (d) Beam Extraction, (e) Accelerator Tank and Support Structure, (Q UHV System, (g) SF6 gas handling system and LCW Plant, (h) radiation shielding, (j) Ozone Extraction and (k) product conveyor. Procurement of some of the items like metal ceramic accelerating tubes, gas handling plant, HV column components and control system components has been completed. Although the building at Kharghar will be ready by 2000 December, the assembly, initial testing of the sub-systems and debugging will be carried out at Hall No. 4 at BARC,