Decontamination and Decommissioning of Uranium Facilities - doe-hdbk-1113-98_reaffirm_2005

DOE-HDBK-1113-98

Module 102 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Lesson Plan

Instructor's Notes

HLW comes primarily from the reprocessing of

spent fuel. It is typically in liquid form, and it is

collected and stored in tanks. The liquid waste is

then solidified (stabilized) for disposal. All

HLW is ultimately to be disposed of by deep

burial.

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Decontamination and Decommissioning of Uranium

Facilities

Uranium and its byproducts from the nuclear fuel

cycle may present health risks due to radioactivity or

chemical properties. Past and present DOE uranium

facilities and their surrounding areas may contain

contamination from uranium or its byproducts. DOE

recognizes that they have a responsibility to restore

these potentially contaminated facilities and

surrounding areas to a non-hazardous condition. To

accomplish this, several "remediation" programs are

in place and others are developing.

One cleanup program is:

Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action

(UMTRA) Program