Reconstruction of Enriched Uranium Released to Air from the Former Apollo Facility, Apollo, Pennsylvania.

Abstract:

:The former Apollo facility converted enriched uranium hexafluoride into uranium oxide for shipment to nuclear fuel fabrication plants from 1957 to 1983. This paper describes quantification of the source term from the Apollo facility in terms of quantities of uranium released, particle size, and solubility characteristics. Releases occurred through stacks, rooftop vents, and an incinerator that operated from 1964 to 1969. Incidental and accidental releases are addressed as part of this analysis. Atmospheric releases of uranium from plant operations were estimated from stack sampling and production records. Roof vents, both filtered and unfiltered, were the major emission points from the plant. The total estimated release of uranium activity (including U, U, and U) to the air was 28 GBq. Measurements by others found that the releases were primarily associated with large particles and that their solubility was variable but generally low (Class Y). The release estimates presented here and those findings were incorporated into a sophisticated atmospheric transport model to estimate atmospheric concentrations and soil contamination levels due to the releases and to reconstruct historical doses to individuals that lived in the vicinity of the former Apollo facility.

journal_name

Health Phys

journal_title

Health physics

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Caffrey EA,Voillequé PG,Rood AS,Grogan HA,Mohler HJ,Meyer KR,Till JE

doi

10.1097/HP.0000000000001343

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-12-11 00:00:00

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0017-9078

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1538-5159

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