Decommissioning of the gaseous diffusion plant at BNF plc Capenhurst in the UK

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6962806

Clements, D W ^[1]; Cross, J R

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1. British Nuclear Fuels plc, Chester (United Kingdom)

Since 1982, a gaseous diffusion plant located at the British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) site at Capenhurst in the United Kingdom, has been undergoing decontamination, decommissioning, and dismantling. By March 1994, the decontamination and decommissioning activities will be complete with 99% of the materials used to construct the plant recycled to the environment as clean material. This paper describes the history of the decontamination, decommissioning, dismantling, and disposal program. Reference is made to the scale of the project and to the special techniques developed, particularly in the areas of size reduction, decontamination, and protection of personnel and the environment. The quantities of material involved that require decontamination and release levels for recycling materials in the U.K. metals market are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6962806
• Report Number(s): CONF-931160--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 69
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

050500* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Uranium Enrichment
052000 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BNFL
CLEANING
DECOMMISSIONING
DECONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RECYCLING
REMEDIAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WESTERN EUROPE