Uranium hexafluoride: A manual of good handling practices. Revision 7
The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) is continuing the policy of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies in sharing with the nuclear industry their experience in the area of uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}) shipping containers and handling procedures. The USEC has reviewed Revision 6 or ORO-651 and is issuing this new edition to assure that the document includes the most recent information on UF{sub 6} handling procedures and reflects the policies of the USEC. This manual updates the material contained in earlier issues. It covers the essential aspects of UF{sub 6} handling, cylinder filling and emptying, general principles of weighing and sampling, shipping, and the use of protective overpacks. The physical and chemical properties of UF{sub 6} are also described. The procedures and systems described for safe handling of UF{sub 6} presented in this document have been developed and evaluated during more than 40 years of handling vast quantities of UF{sub 6}. With proper consideration for its nuclear properties, UF{sub 6} may be safely handled in essentially the same manner as any other corrosive and/or toxic chemical.
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Enrichment Corp., Bethesda, MA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 205924
- Report Number(s):
- USEC-651-Rev.7; ON: DE96006559; TRN: 96:008764
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Revisions 1-6 of this report were previously published by DOE as ORO--651. This Revision 7 is published by the United States Enrichment Corporation; PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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