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Floodplain/Wetland Assessment of the Effects of Construction and Operation of a Depleted Uranium Hexafluoried Conversion Facility at the Paducah, Kentucky, Site.

DE2006861610

Publication Date	2004
Page Count	26
Abstract	DOE proposes to construct and operate a conversion facility at the Paducah site for conversion of the DUF6 inventory stored at the site. Figure 1 shows the Paducah site and vicinity. The conversion facility would convert DUF6 into a stable chemical form, uranium oxide (U3O8), for beneficial use or disposal. The off-gas from the conversion process would yield hydrofluoric acid (HF), which would be processed and marketed or converted to a solid for sale or disposal. To support the conversion operations, the emptied DUF6 cylinders would be stored, handled, and processed for disposal. The time period considered is a construction period of approximately 2 years, an operational period of 25 years, and the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility. Current plans call for the construction to begin in the summer of 2004.
Keywords	Conversion facilities Wetlands Floodplains Assessments Construction effects Operation effects Inventories Environmental protection Endangered species Depleted uranium hexafluoride(DUF(sub 6)) Paducah(Kentucky)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. and Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200615

Floodplain/Wetland Assessment of the Effects of Construction and Operation of a Depleted Uranium Hexafluoried Conversion Facility at the Paducah, Kentucky, Site.

Floodplain/Wetland Assessment of the Effects of Construction and Operation of a Depleted Uranium Hexafluoried Conversion Facility at the Paducah, Kentucky, Site.
DE2006861610

Publication Date	2004
Page Count	26
Abstract	DOE proposes to construct and operate a conversion facility at the Paducah site for conversion of the DUF6 inventory stored at the site. Figure 1 shows the Paducah site and vicinity. The conversion facility would convert DUF6 into a stable chemical form, uranium oxide (U3O8), for beneficial use or disposal. The off-gas from the conversion process would yield hydrofluoric acid (HF), which would be processed and marketed or converted to a solid for sale or disposal. To support the conversion operations, the emptied DUF6 cylinders would be stored, handled, and processed for disposal. The time period considered is a construction period of approximately 2 years, an operational period of 25 years, and the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility. Current plans call for the construction to begin in the summer of 2004.
Keywords	Conversion facilities Wetlands Floodplains Assessments Construction effects Operation effects Inventories Environmental protection Endangered species Depleted uranium hexafluoride(DUF(sub 6)) Paducah(Kentucky)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. and Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200615