Publication Laka-library:
Re-enrichment of West European Depleted Uranium Tails in Russia
| Author | Peter Diehl, Ecodefense, WISE Uranium |
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6-01-2-25-12.pdf |
| Date | 2004 |
| Classification | 6.01.2.25/12 (URANIUM - ENRICHMENT) |
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From the publication:
Re-enrichment of West European Depleted Uranium Tails
in Russia
prepared for Ecodefense Russia by
Peter Diehl
Contents
1. Depleted uranium: the long-neglected waste problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Uranium enrichment: the origin of depleted uranium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2. Cylinder storage of depleted uranium hexafluoride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Depleted uranium: waste or resource? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4. Possible uses of depleted uranium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5. Long-term storage or disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Re-enrichment of depleted uranium tails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1. Tails enrichment - the deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2. Mass balance of the re-enrichment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3. Cost balance of the re-enrichment business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4. Blendstock production for HEU downblending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.5. Policy, trade and legal aspects of tails enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Annex: Mass- and cost balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .