Document Details
Title:
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL TECHNICIANS HANDLE PLUTONIUM WITH LEAD IMPREGNATED GLOVES DURING PART OF A RECOVERY PROCESS AT THE ERDAS ROCKY FLATS PLANT 26 MILES FROM DENVERE
Author(s):
UNK, [ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL]
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:
1976 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097681
Document Number(s):
ERDA7610906
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL TECHNICIANS HANDLE PLUTONIUM WITH LEAD IMPREGNA TED GLOVES DURING PART OF A RECOVERY PROCESS AS ERDAS ROCKY FLATS PLAN T 26 MILES FROM DENVER. FINAL PRODUCT OF THIS RECOVERY EFFORT IS PURE PLUTONIUM METAL FOR USE IN FOUNDRY OPERATIONS. THE TECHNICIANS ARE W ORKING IN LATEST SPECIALLY DESIGNED GLOVE BOXES THAT WILL BE USED IN T HE NEW PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FACILITY NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SCHEDULE D FOR COMPLETION LATE IN 1978. THESE NEW BOXES AND THEIR HATCHES ARE WATER LINED AND CONTAIN SPECIAL METAL SHIELDING. PRIME OBJECTIVE OF T HE PLUTONIUM RECOVERY PROCESS IS THE RECOVERY AND REUSE OF THE PRECIOU S BUT RADIOACTIVE METAL FROM ALL WASTE STREAMS GENERATED DURING PLUTON IUM RELATED PRODUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS.