Document Details
Title:
FERNALD FEED MATERIAL PLANT
Author(s):
HOFFMAN, [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:
NV0097874
Document Number(s):
ERDA7711078
Originating Research Org.:
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIONS FERNALD FEED MATER IAL PLANT IN FERNALD OHIO (NEAR CINCINATTI) PROCESSES URANIUM CONCENTR ATE (USUALLY U3 08) INTO CHEMICALLY PURE U03 (COMMONLY CALLED ORANGE OXIDE) FOR CONVERSION INTO UF6 (URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE) AT ERDAS PADUCAS COMPLEX WHICH IS USED AS FEED MATERIAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENRICHE D URANIUM. SOME OF THE ORANGE OXIDE IS USED FOR PRODUCTION OF UF4, RE DUCTION TO METAL AND FABRICATED INTO BILLETS (PICTURED HERE) OR FUEL-E LEMENT CORES FOR THE PLUTONIUM PRODUCTIN REACTORS AT RICHLAND WASHING AND SAVANNAH RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.