D.D. Burns

Using Robotic Manipulators for Radioactive Waste Inspection

Sam R White, D. Smith, Suresh Kaluvan, D.D. Burns et autres

The global nuclear industry has a growing volume of nuclear waste which needs to be scanned, sorted according to its activity and material type, then processed into the correct waste packages for long term storage and disposal. It is vital that there …

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Potential impacts of pending residual radioactivity rules

D.D. Burns

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of pending rules governing residual radioactive release criteria and radioactive waste management, and the potential impact of these rules on the Fernald Scrap Metal program. More than 300,000 cubic meters of radioactively …

Major issues associated with DOE commercial recycling initiatives

G.P. Motl, D.D. Burns, D.M. Rast

Major initiatives are underway within DOE to recycle large volumes of scrap material generated during cleanup of the DOE Weapons Complex. These recycling initiatives are driven not only by the desire to conserve natural resources, but also by the recognition that shallow …

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Waste container fabrication from recycled DOE metal

G.P. Motl, D.D. Burns

The Department of Energy (DOE) has more than 2.5 million tons of radioactive scrap metal (RSM) that is either in inventory or expected to be generated over the next 25 years as major facilities within the weapons complex are decommissioned. Much of …

Fernald scrap metal and recycling and beneficial reuse

G.P. Motl, D.D. Burns

The Fernald plant, formerly known as the Feed Materials Production Facility, is located on a 1050-acre site 17 miles northwest of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Site construction was initiated in 1951 to fabricate uranium metal to meet defense production requirements of the U.S. …