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Los Alamos National Laboratory case studies on decommissioning of research reactors and a small nuclear facility

Conference ·
OSTI ID:677144

Approximately 200 contaminated surplus structures require decommissioning at Los Alamos National Laboratory. During the last 10 years, 50 of these structures have undergone decommissioning. These facilities vary from experimental research reactors to process/research facilities contaminated with plutonium-enriched uranium, tritium, and high explosives. Three case studies are presented: (1) a filter building contaminated with transuranic radionuclides; (2) a historical water boiler that operated with a uranyl-nitrate solution; and (3) the ultra-high-temperature reactor experiment, which used enriched uranium as fuel.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
677144
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--98-1213; CONF-980388--; ON: DE99000683
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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