DOE reaches 20% of DUF6 conversion at Portsmouth so far

Portsmouth site converts 4,500 legacy DUF6 cylinders, passes 20% milestone

PIKETON, Ohio — The Portsmouth Site has converted depleted uranium hexafluoride from 4,500 legacy storage cylinders into a more stable chemical form, marking more than 20% of the site’s total cylinder inventory processed, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. The milestone also means crews have already exceeded the fiscal year […]

DOE reaches 20% of DUF6 conversion at Portsmouth so far

(Page 1) The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch said Tuesday it has now reduced its inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride DUF6 cylinders at the