Decontamination and Decommissioning of Uranium Facilities

DOE-HDBK-1113-98

Module 102 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Lesson Plan

Instructor's Notes

concentrations requiring permanent

isolation.

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.

Decontamination and Decommissioning of

Show OT-24

Uranium Facilities

Uranium and its byproducts from the nuclear fuel

cycle may present health risks due to radioactivity

or chemical properties. Past and pres ent 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

nonhazardous condition. To accomplish this,

several "remediation" programs are in place and

others are de veloping.

One cleanup program is:

Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action

(UMTRA) Program