Analysis of the June 5, 1989, UF{sub 6} release test
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
A series of controlled uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}) release tests was conducted at a French government test site near Bordeaux, France. The results of the first release test are documented in report by R. A. Just (Just, 1986). The first UF{sub 6} release test was designated as a qualification test. The primary objective of this test was to provide the information required to obtain approval for a series of UF{sub 6} release tests. A second release test was conducted on April 10, 1987. During the second release, 146.2 kg of UF{sub 6} vapor was released over a time interval of 30 min 5 s from a 3.15-m-high, 0.05-m-diam pipe. Information collected during the second release test included meteorological data, measurements of uranium and fluorine concentrations, particle size distribution information, deposition data, and visual data (photographs and a videotape). A third release test was conducted on June 5, 1989, during which 73.1 kg of UF{sub 6} vapor was released over an interval of 15 min. The information collected was similar to the second release and also included temperature measurements within the plume close to the release point. Data from this third release test were provided to the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. The analysis of these data is the subject of this report.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge K-25 Site, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OT21400
- OSTI ID:
- 10142208
- Report Number(s):
- K/D-6092; ON: DE93011052; TRN: 93:020808
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Feb 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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