Depleted uranium hexafluoride management program : data compilation for the Paducah site.

Hartmann, H.

Argonne National Laboratory

关键词: Uranium;    Radioactive Waste Storage;    Uranium Oxides;    Paducah Plant;    Depleted Uranium;   

DOI  :  10.2172/783637
RP-ID  :  ANL/EAD/TM-109
RP-ID  :  W-31-109-ENG-38
RP-ID  :  783637

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is a compilation of data and analyses for the Paducah site, near Paducah, Kentucky. 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 Paducah site and summarizes potential environmental impacts that could result from conducting the following depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}) activities at the site: continued cylinder storage, preparation of cylinders for shipment, conversion, and long-term storage. DOE's preferred alternative is to begin converting the depleted UF{sub 6} 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.