Decontamination and Decommissioning of Uranium Facilities cont'd

DOE-HDBK-1113-98

Module 102 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Lesson Plan

Instructor's Notes

This program is intended to cleanup uranium

mill sites and associated "vicinity properties." It

covers 24 mill sites and more than 4,800

properties throughout the Nation. The goals of

the program are to reduce radon release from

mill tailings to acceptable levels by burial, and

to restore affected land and facilities/structures

to unrestricted use.

Each cleanup project presents different types and levels

of hazards to workers. Additionally, general safety

hazards become a significant factor due to the types of

processes and equipment used to remove the uranium-

contaminated materials. Usually these projects require

some level of structural decontamination and soil

remediation.