Capstone Depleted Uranium Aerosols: Generation and Characterization

Technical Report · Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/947511· OSTI ID:947511

Parkhurst, MaryAnn; Szrom, Fran; Guilmette, Ray; Holmes, Tom; Cheng, Yung-Sung; Kenoyer, Judson L; Collins, John W; Sanderson, T Ellory; Fliszar, Richard W; Gold, Kenneth; Beckman, John C; Long, Julie

In a study designed to provide an improved scientific basis for assessing possible health effects from inhaling depleted uranium (DU) aerosols, a series of DU penetrators was fired at an Abrams tank and a Bradley fighting vehicle. A robust sampling system was designed to collect aerosols in this difficult environment and continuously monitor the sampler flow rates. Aerosols collected were analyzed for uranium concentration and particle size distribution as a function of time. They were also analyzed for uranium oxide phases, particle morphology, and dissolution in vitro. The resulting data provide input useful in human health risk assessments.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 947511
• Report Number(s): PNNL-14168; 400403209; TRN: US0901551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
AEROSOLS
DEPLETED URANIUM
DISSOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION
FLOW RATE
IN VITRO
MONITORS
MORPHOLOGY
PARTICLE SIZE
PENETRATORS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAMPLERS
SAMPLING
TANKS
URANIUM
URANIUM OXIDES
depleted uranium
depleted uranium aerosols
depleted uranium oxides
in vitro solubility