Download or read book Excess Uranium Inventory Management Plan written by United States. Department of Energy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Examining the Department of Energy s Excess Uranium Management Plan written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on the Interior and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Excess Uranium Inventories written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Uranium is a key component in theproduction of nuclear energy andnuclear weapons. The Department ofEnergy (DOE) manages the nation'ssurplus uranium, which is derived inpart from former nuclear weaponsproduction. In 2008, DOE published auranium management plan that set atarget for DOE uranium sales andtransfers to avert harm to the domesticuranium industry. In 2009, DOE beganusing natural uranium to pay forcleanup work at a former uraniumenrichment facility in Ohio, withouthaving identified such transactions inits 2008 plan.As directed, GAO reviewed DOE'suranium management program. Thisreport examines (1) DOE's uraniumtransactions and plans for futuretransactions, (2) the extent to whichthese transactions were consistent withDOE's uranium management plan, and(3) the extent to which thesetransactions were consistent withfederal law. GAO reviewed transactiondocuments and contracts andinterviewed knowledgeable DOE,contractor, and uranium industryofficials and uranium market analysts. "
Download or read book Selling the Department of Energy s Depleted Uranium Stockpile written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Excess Uranium Inventories written by Gene Aloise and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uranium (Ur) is a key component in the production of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. The DoE manages the nation's surplus Ur, which is derived in part from former nuclear weapons production. In 2008, DoE published a Ur management plan that set a target for DoE Ur sales and transfers to avert harm to the domestic Ur industry. In 2009, DoE began using natural Ur to pay for cleanup work at a former Ur enrichment facility in Ohio. This report examines: (1) DoE's Ur transactions and plans for future transactions; (2) the extent to which these transactions were consistent with DoE's Ur management plan; and (3) the extent to which these transactions were consistent with federal law. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Department of Energy written by United States Government Accountability and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USEC is the only company that uses U.S.-developed technology to enrich uranium. According to DOE, under international agreements the U.S. must use uranium enriched with domestic technology to meet national security needs, such as for nuclear weapons. In 2012 and 2013, DOE transferred uranium to USEC to support the development of next generation enrichment technology and for other national security purposes. In May 2013, USEC ceased enrichment operations and, in March 2014, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In April 2014, DOE announced it would assume managerial responsibility for continued development of the next generation technology. GAO was asked to review recent DOE transactions involving USEC. This report examines (1) the uranium transactions DOE undertook in 2012 and 2013 involving USEC, (2) legal concerns regarding the transactions, (3) other issues the transactions raise, and (4) the extent to which DOE assessed impacts of the transactions on the domestic uranium market. GAO recommends six actions to DOE to improve the transparency of its uranium transactions, including developing a consistent method for valuing depleted uranium tails and conducting quality assurance on future market impact studies.
Download or read book Examining the Department of Energy s Excess Uranium Management Plan written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on the Interior and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving the Scientific Basis for Managing DOE s Excess Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-06-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The production of nuclear materials for the national defense was an intense, nationwide effort that began with the Manhattan Project and continued throughout the Cold War. Now many of these product materials, by-products, and precursors, such as irradiated nuclear fuels and targets, have been declared as excess by the Department of Energy (DOE). Most of this excess inventory has been, or will be, turned over to DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM), which is responsible for cleaning up the former production sites. Recognizing the scientific and technical challenges facing EM, Congress in 1995 established the EM Science Program (EMSP) to develop and fund directed, long-term research that could substantially enhance the knowledge base available for new cleanup technologies and decision making. The EMSP has previously asked the National Academies' National Research Council for advice for developing research agendas in subsurface contamination, facility deactivation and decommissioning, high-level waste, and mixed and transuranic waste. For this study the committee was tasked to provide recommendations for a research agenda to improve the scientific basis for DOE's management of its high-cost, high-volume, or high-risk excess nuclear materials and spent nuclear fuels. To address its task, the committee focused its attention on DOE's excess plutonium-239, spent nuclear fuels, cesium-137 and strontium-90 capsules, depleted uranium, and higher actinide isotopes.
Download or read book Uranium Management Preservation of a National Asset written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Uranium Management Group (UMG) was established at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge Operations in 1999 as a mechanism to expedite the de-inventory of surplus uranium from the Fernald Environmental Management Project site. This successful initial venture has broadened into providing uranium material de-inventory and consolidation support to the Hanford site as well as retrieving uranium materials that the Department had previously provided to universities under the loan/lease program. As of December 31, 2001, (almost equal to) 4,300 metric tons of uranium (MTU) have been consolidated into a more cost effective interim storage location at the Portsmouth site near Piketon, OH. The UMG continues to uphold its corporate support mission by promoting the Nuclear Materials Stewardship Initiative (NMSI) and the twenty-five (25) action items of the Integrated Nuclear Materials Management Plan (1). Before additional consolidation efforts may commence to remove excess inventory from Environmental Management closure sites and universities, a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) must be completed. Two (2) noteworthy efforts currently being pursued involve the investigation of re-use opportunities for surplus uranium materials and the recovery of usable uranium from the shutdown Portsmouth cascade. In summary, the UMG is available as a DOE complex-wide technical resource to promote the responsible management of surplus uranium.
Download or read book Majumdar Nomination written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2011 Dept of Energy Environmental management and legacy management energy efficiency and renewable energy science and ARPA E written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium 1996 written by David Albright and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU) are the basic materials used in nuclear weapons. Plutonium also plays an important part in the generation of nuclear electricity. Knowing how much plutonium and HEU exists, where and in which form is vital for international security and nuclear commerce. This book is a thorough revision of the World Inventory of Plutonium and highly Enriched Uranium, 1992. It provides a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of the amounts of plutonium and HEU in military and civilian programmes, in nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states, and in countries seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. The capibilities that exist for producing these materials around the world are examined in depth, as are the policy issues raised by them. Containing much new information, this book is indispensable to all those concerned with the great contemporary issues in international nuclear relations: arms reductions in the nuclear weapon states, nuclear proliferation, nuclear smuggling, the roles of plutonium and enriched uranium in the nuclear fuel-cycle, and the disposition of surplus weapon material.
Download or read book Nuclear Material written by Gene Aloise and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1940s, the Dept. of Energy (DoE) has been processing natural uranium into enriched uranium, which has a higher concentration of the isotope uranium-235 that can be used in nuclear weapons or reactors. This has resulted in over 700,000 metric tons of leftover depleted uranium, also known as ¿tails,¿ that have varying residual concentrations of uranium-235. The tails are stored at uranium enrichment plants. Although the tails have been considered a waste product, increases in uranium prices may give DoE options that could provide revenue to the gov¿t. This testimony focuses on: (1) DoE¿s options for its tails; and (2) the potential value of DoE¿s tails and factors that affect the value. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Peter B Lyons Nomination written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals written by Gunnar F. Nordberg and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 1544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals, Fourth Edition bridges the gap between established knowledgebase and new advances in metal toxicology to provide one essential reference for all those involved in the field. This book provides comprehensive coverage of basic toxicological data, emphasizing toxic effects primarily in humans, but also those of animals and biological systems in vitro. The fourth edition also contains several new chapters on important topics such as nanotoxicology, metals in prosthetics and dental implants, gene-environment interaction, neurotoxicology, metals in food, renal, cardiovascular, and diabetes effects of metal exposures and more. Volume I covers “General Considerations and Volume II is devoted to “Specific Metals. A multidisciplinary resource with contributions from internationally-recognized experts, the fourth edition of the Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals is a prominent and indispensable reference for toxicologists, physicians, pharmacologists, engineers, and all those involved in the toxicity of metals. Contains 61 peer reviewed chapters dealing with the effects of metallic elements and their compounds on biological systems Includes information on sources, transport and transformation of metals in the environment and on certain aspects of the ecological effects of metals to provide a basis for better understanding of the potential for adverse effects on human health Covers the toxicology of metallic nanomaterials in a new comprehensive chapter Metal toxicology in developing countries is dealt with in another new chapter emphasizing the adverse effects on human health by the inadequate handling of "ewaste Other new chapters in the 4th edition include: Toxic metals in food; Toxicity of metals released from medical devices; Gene-environment interactions; Neurotoxicology of metals; Cardiovascular disease; Renal effects of exposure to metals; Gold and gold mining; Iridium; Lanthanum; Lithium and Rhodium
