Floodplain/Wetland Assessment of the Effects of Construction and Operation of a Depleted Uranium Hexafluoried Conversion Facility at the Paducah, Kentucky, Site.

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关键词: Conversion facilities;    Wetlands;    Floodplains;    Assessments;    Construction effects;   

RP-ID  :  DE2006861610

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

DOE proposes to construct and operate a conversion facility at the Paducah site for conversion of the DUF6 inventory stored at the site. Figure 1 shows the Paducah site and vicinity. The conversion facility would convert DUF6 into a stable chemical form, uranium oxide (U3O8), for beneficial use or disposal. The off-gas from the conversion process would yield hydrofluoric acid (HF), which would be processed and marketed or converted to a solid for sale or disposal. To support the conversion operations, the emptied DUF6 cylinders would be stored, handled, and processed for disposal. The time period considered is a construction period of approximately 2 years, an operational period of 25 years, and the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility. Current plans call for the construction to begin in the summer of 2004.