Depleted uranium hexafluoride: Waste or resource?
Conference
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OSTI ID:100330
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, Technology, Washington, DC (United States)
- SAIC (United States)
the US Department of Energy is evaluating technologies for the storage, disposal, or re-use of depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}). This paper discusses the following options, and provides a technology assessment for each one: (1) conversion to UO{sub 2} for use as mixed oxide duel, (2) conversion to UO{sub 2} to make DUCRETE for a multi-purpose storage container, (3) conversion to depleted uranium metal for use as shielding, (4) conversion to uranium carbide for use as high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) fuel. In addition, conversion to U{sub 3}O{sub 8} as an option for long-term storage is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 100330
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC--120397; CONF-950919--3; ON: DE95017065
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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