{"id":201663,"date":"2024-11-01T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/kimm-nuclear-decommissioning-technology\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:42:35","slug":"kimm-nuclear-decommissioning-technology","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/kimm-nuclear-decommissioning-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"KIMM researchers create underwater laser technology that improves nuclear decommissioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials<\/strong> ( KIMM<\/em> ) has developed underwater laser cutting technology that enables the safe and more precise dismantling of nuclear structures.<\/p>\n\n

Underwater technology that improves nuclear decommissioning<\/h2>\n\n

This project is led by Dr. In-Deok Park, who is leading a KIMM research team to design an underwater laser cutting system<\/strong> that can cut stainless steel up to 100 mm thick and under 10 meters of water.<\/p>\n\n

The technology uses high-power lasers<\/strong> , optimizing the cutting width to 2 mm and reducing the gas flow rate to 600 l\/min, contributing to efficient operation with a cutting speed of up to 50 mm\/min. These features help minimize secondary contamination and reduce the generation of radioactive waste. <\/p>\n\n

For testing in conditions similar to those of nuclear decommissioning<\/a><\/strong> , the team developed and patented a 30-meter-deep pressurized tank, the first of its kind in the world. This tank allows simulating high-pressure underwater environments, ensuring that cutting is carried out in a controlled manner and with minimal risk. In addition, KIMM developed an anti-collision device that protects the cutting nozzle, improving safety in complex environments. <\/p>\n\n

According to Dr. Park, underwater laser cutting technology<\/strong> can address critical challenges in decommissioning nuclear facilities, as many nuclear reactors are expected to be decommissioned by 2050.<\/p>\n\n

The testing of this technology was supported by several Korean universities in collaboration with the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and is part of a larger effort to improve safe decommissioning capabilities and reduce risks in the process.<\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo:<\/strong> \n KIMM<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This breakthrough would optimize the growing demands for safe decommissioning of nuclear plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":201596,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13034,13078],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-201663","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-curiosities","categoria_noticias-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/201663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/201663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=201663"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=201663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}