The following are excerpts from a powerpoint presentation at a Public Hearing on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Disposition of Depleted Uranium Oxide Conversion Product Generated from DOE’s Inventory of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DOE/EIS-0359-S1; DOE/EIS-0360-S1). The maps and other details in the ppt were not accessible for coping. Background •DOE operates depleted uranium […]
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Portsmouth & Paducah Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride
Portsmouth & Paducah Facility Impacts On June 18, 2004, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued environmental impact statements for the construction and operation of facilities to convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to depleted uranium (DU) oxide at DOE’s Paducah Site in Kentucky and Portsmouth Site in Ohio. Both the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Construction and […]
Acid splashes worker at Westinghouse nuclear plant; employee sent to hospital
A worker at the Westinghouse atomic fuel factory near Columbia was transported to a hospital last week after spilling a toxic acid solution on his clothing while cleaning up, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC said the worker, whose name was not available, apparently was unhurt. He was released from the hospital […]
UF6 transport package designs head for approvals
The developers of two different packages for the transport of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) have reported progress with their individual designs. Daher has submitted an application for certification for its DN30 package to US regulators, while China Nuclear New Energy Nuclear Industry Engineering Co Ltd’s XN740 UF6 transport package has completed a 9 metre drop test. […]
Nollmotzite, the first natural uranium oxide containing fluorine.
Abstract: Nollmotzite (IMA2017-100), Mg[UV(UVIO2)2F3O4](H2O)4, is a new uranium oxide fluoride mineral found in the Clara mine, Black Forest Mountains, Germany. Electron microprobe analysis provided the empirical formula (Mg1.06Cu0.02)?1.08[UV(UVIO2)2O3.85F3.15][(H2O)3.69(OH)0.31]?4.00 based on three U and 15 O + F atoms per formula unit. Nollmotzite is monoclinic, space group Cm, with a = 7.1015 (12) Å, b = […]
Fluoride volatility experiments on irradiated thoria fuel at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Highlights The fluoride volatility technique was successfully applied to irradiated thoria fuel. Uranium was removed from irradiated thoria fuel, with longer fluorination times resulting in greater uranium removal for tests up to 24?h. Some fission products with volatile fluorides were also removed. Abstract Fluoride volatility experiments were completed on irradiated thoria fuel in a hot […]
Uranium and Fluoride Leak at Westinghouse’s Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia
Columbia, SC (WLTX) – A chemical leak at Westinghouse’s Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia raised concerns about potential harm to drinking water. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released a report on July 23 documenting the recent chemical spill. Radioactive uranium leaked into a 3-inch hole in the floor of their Nuclear Fuel Plant and seeped […]
Georgia Tech receives $1.6 million for nuclear energy projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology $1.6 million in two grants for testing materials used in producing nuclear energy. DOE is awarding $47 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to support 63 university-led nuclear energy research and development projects in 29 states. NEUP seeks to maintain U.S. […]
U.S. Department of Energy provides funding to examine the use of nitrogen trifluoride as an agent to remove uranium from a molten-salt fuel mixture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced today the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine domestic projects to receive nearly $20 million in funding for cost-shared research and development for advanced nuclear technologies. These awards are through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear […]
Funding for thorium molten salt and other advanced nuclear reactors
Flibe Energy has teamed with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to examine the use of nitrogen trifluoride as an agent to remove uranium from a molten-salt fuel mixture as a preliminary step for the removal of fission products. They will look at fluorination of Lithium Fluoride-Beryllium Fluoride. The US Department of energy will provide $2,101,982 of […]