Document Details
Title:
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE STORAGE YARD
Author(s):
UNK, [ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S.]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1977 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097524
Document Number(s):
ERDA7711082
Originating Research Org.:
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE...URANIUM ENRICHMENT THROUGH GASEOUS DIFFUSION. T HE LARGE TANKS WEIGH 10 TONS AND CONTAIN FEED MATERIAL URANIUM HEXAFLU ORIDE FOR THE ENRICHMENT PROCESS CARRIED OUT IN THE ERDAS GASEOUS DIFF USION PLANTS AT OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE PADUCAH KENTUCKY AND PORTSMOUITH O HIO. THE MATERIAL FED INTO THE GASEOUS DIFFUSION PROCESS SOMES OUT RI CHER IN THE U-235 ISOTOPE OF URANIUM RICH ENOUGH IN U-235 TO BE MADE I NTO URANIUM FUEL ELEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS.