Dismantling of the Canadian Light Source Linear Accelerator
Darin Street | Canadian Light SourceEnoch ABC Ballroom
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is Canada’s national synchrotron research facility. CLS uses a 2.9 GeV electron beam to produce high energy photons (synchrotron light) for experimental use on its 22 beamlines. The electrons circulate in a 170m storage ring after being generated by a six section, 250 MeV linear accelerator (linac) that has been in use since the 1980s. The existing linac is due to be replaced in 2024. This presentation will discuss the linac replacement project with focus on the radiological hazards and processes/procedures relating to the dismantling work. The process by which activated material will be surveyed for residual radioactivity and analyzed for potential release from the facility, as well as the plan for commissioning the replacement linac in time for operations to resume in late 2024 will be presented.