Published 2016 | Version v1
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Hydration of uranium residues contained in enriched UF6 cylinders

Creators

  • 1. Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)

Description

The transport of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is carried out in large steel cylinders. During filling and extraction operations, some air in-leakage in cylinders is possible and its moisture content results in the hydrolysis of UF6 and the creation of non-volatile uranium residues, in particular UO2F2 complexes with H2O and HF. This paper presents justifications for considering, in criticality safety assessments of enriched UF6 transport cylinders, a bounding hydration ratio H/U of 6 for uranium residues, based on the operating conditions of UF6 cylinders in fuel facilities. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the 18th international symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials (PATRAM 2016)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 18th international symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials (PATRAM 2016)
Imprint Pagination
[6947 p.]
Journal Page Range
9 p.

Conference

Title
18. international symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials
Acronym
PATRAM 2016
Dates
18-23 Sep 2016
Place
Kobe, Hyogo (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
49062180
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ADSORPTION; CRITICALITY; CYLINDERS; DEHYDRATION; ENRICHED URANIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPE RATIO; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; TRANSPORT; URANIUM 235; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; URANYL FLUORIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPES; LYSIS; MATERIALS; METALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLVOLYSIS; SORPTION; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM HALIDES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; URANYL COMPOUNDS; URANYL HALIDES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
Available as DVD-ROM Data in PDF format. Folder Name: FinalPaper; Paper No. F2029.pdf; 13 refs., 1 tab.