PLUTONIUM CONTAMINATION VALENCE STATE DETERMINATION USING X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE PERMITS CONCRETE RECYCLE

Conference · Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:832809

Ervin, P F; Conradson, S D

This paper describes the determination of the speciation of plutonium contamination present on concrete surfaces at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS). At RFETS, the plutonium processing facilities have been contaminated during multiple events over their 50 year operating history. Contamination has resulted from plutonium fire smoke, plutonium fire fighting water, milling and lathe operation aerosols, furnace operations vapors and plutonium ''dust'' diffusion.

• Research Organization: CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc 6060 S. Willow Dr., Greenwood Village, CO; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 832809
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste Management 2002 Symposium, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/24/2002--02/28/2002; Other Information: PBD: 25 Feb 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ABSORPTION
AEROSOLS
CONCRETES
CONTAMINATION
DIFFUSION
FINE STRUCTURE
FIRE FIGHTING
FURNACES
LATHES
MILLING
PLUTONIUM
PROCESSING
VALENCE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER