Interim report on concreted uranium fines and chips billet curing tests: a basis for resuming shipment of concreted uranium scrap billets

Technical Report · Fri May 02 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5417130· OSTI ID:5417130

Weakley, E A

Through extensive testing and analyses of the concretion process, billets and shipping conditions, it has been determined that properly cured concreted billets can be safely shipped to National Lead Company of Ohio (NLO), Fernald. During curing, billets will be dried for 26 days prior to shipment with the last 10 days between 54 to 66/sup 0/C (130 to 150/sup 0/F). Such dried billets can withstand temperatures up to 85/sup 0/C (185/sup 0/F). The maximum billet temperature that can be expected to occur in shipment is 50/sup 0/C (123/sup 0/F). Thus, the drying cycle becomes a burning test at temperatures which the billets will not reach during shipment to NLO.

• Research Organization: United Nuclear Industries, Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01857
• OSTI ID: 5417130
• Report Number(s): UNI-1454; TRN: 80-011214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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