Rehabilitation of the radioactively contaminated objects and territory of the Russian Science Center Kurchatov Institute

This article is devoted to work done in 2002–2006 as part of the unified project Reabilitatsiya to rehabilitate radiation hazardous objects and sections of the radioactively contaminated territory of the Russian Science Center Kurchatov Institute. The main objects of the rehabilitation work were old storage sites built for radioactive wastes on the territory of the Institute when military and civilian nuclear technologies were under development. The structural features of the storage sites, including the volumes and characteristics of the wastes stored, are presented. The salient aspects of the disposal sites, taken into account during the rehabilitation work, are discussed. The organization of the rehabilitation operations and the sequence in which they are performed, the special features of the technical design solutions used, the technological methods, and ways for conducting the work are described. __________ Translated from Atomnaya énergiya, Vol. 102, No. 5, pp. 300–306, May, 2007.     

The stability of refractory materials for use in magnesium electrolysis cells

Results for a range of refractory materials for use in industrial magnesium electrolysis cells are reported. The Alkorit-98 and Alkor-94S corundum-based castables have shown superior performance characteristics; of these, a higher thermal stability was found in the low-cement Alkorit-98 owing to its more compact fine-porous structure. __________ Translated from Novye Ogneupory, No. 5, May, 2005, pp. 22–24.     

Providing the stability of the coefficient of friction of a vehicle disk brake under extreme operating conditions

The authors propose a method of providing stability of the coefficient of friction of a disk brake. The method is based on the use of combination of friction materials in the force pattern of working elements of a disk brake. These friction materials interact with a brake disk and have individual level of loading. The article theoretically substantiates the possibility of the impact of the integral properties of a combination of friction materials involved in the force interaction on vehicle braking parameters. The reasonability of the proposed method is proved by the results of the experimental research. A brake-pad (lining) design has been developed to implement this method.     

Optimizing the bent crystal parameters for high-efficiency beam extraction and collimation in circular accelerators

The efficiency of the extraction and collimation systems in circular accelerators with the use of the channeling effect in a bent crystal is determined. The dependences of the extraction efficiency on the geometrical parameters of the crystal (its length, thickness, and bending angle), the azimuthal location of the system components, and the offset of the septum or scraper are presented. The influence of crystal imperfections (amorphous layers, misorientation, and torsion) on the efficiency of the systems is considered, and their tolerances are proposed. It is shown that an extraction efficiency of >95% can be attained over a wide energy range from 2 GeV to 7 TeV by optimizing the crystal parameters and the positions of the system components.