Published June 27, 1978 | Version v1
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UF6 release experience and prevention in United States gaseous diffusion plants

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Description

The three United States gaseous diffusion plants in operation at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio have been in operation for a combined total of over 80 years, and in that period have produced or processed many thousands of tonnes of UF6. Releases of UF6 are reviewed. Release frequency has decreased sharply since the early period of plant operation. The impact and consequences of these releases are assessed. It is significant that there has never been a serious injury caused by UF6 exposure from a gaseous diffusion plant, and no release has caused a serious disruption of plant operations

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
16 p.
Report number
KY--690

Conference

Title
Specialist meeting.
Dates
27 - 29 Jun 1978.
Place
Boekelo, Netherlands.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11513725
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS; ORGDP; PADUCAH PLANT; PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION P; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; URANIUM 235
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; US AEC; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-780669--2.