Depleted uranium hexafluoride management program : data compilation for the K-25 site.

Hartmann, H. M.

Argonne National Laboratory

关键词: Environmental Impacts;    Radioactive Waste Storage;    Uranium Oxides;    Depleted Uranium;    Radioactive Waste Processing;   

DOI  :  10.2172/783635
RP-ID  :  ANL/EAD/TM-107
RP-ID  :  W-31-109-ENG-38
RP-ID  :  783635

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is a compilation of data and analyses for the K-25 site on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The data were collected and the analyses were done in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1999 Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Alternative Strategies for the Long-Term Management and Use of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DOE/EIS-0269). The report describes the affected environment at the K-25 site and summarizes the potential environmental impacts that could result from continued cylinder storage and preparation of cylinders for shipment at the site. It is probable that the cylinders at the K-25 site will be shipped to another site for conversion. Because conversion and long-term storage of the entire inventory at the K-25 site are highly unlikely, these data are not presented in this report. DOE's preferred alternative is to begin converting the depleted uranium hexafluoride inventory as soon as possible to either uranium oxide, uranium metal, or a combination of both, while allowing for use of as much of this inventory as possible.