Uranium hexafluoride: A manual of good practice ORO 651 revision 6

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:139617

Dyer, R H ^[1]

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1. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The United States Department of Energy publishes a document containing UF{sub 6} handling procedures and descriptions of the approved UF{sub 6} cylinders. Since its initial publication in 1966, it has been frequently revised to provide more and better information. The principle additions to the sixth revision which will be discussed are: (1) more detail on the physical and chemical properties of UF{sub 6}; (2) cold trap description and operation; (3) cylinder emptying and filling concepts; (4) basis for cylinder fill limits; (5) short- and long-term cylinder storage; and (6) cylinder photographs and drawings showing major dimensions.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 139617
• Report Number(s): CONF-9110117-; ON: DE92005283; TRN: 94:007246
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. international conference on uranium hexafluoride handling, Oak Ridge, TN (United States), 29-31 Oct 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]; Related Information: Is Part Of Uranium hexafluoride handling; Proceedings; PB: 295 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE VESSELS
MATERIALS HANDLING
STORAGE
MANUALS
DOCUMENTATION