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OMC ENERGY GeUNCLASSIFIED
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Operated By
UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR COMPANY
POST OFFICE BOX X
OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEEEXTERNAL TRANSMIT
AUTHORIZED
ORNL
CENTRAL FILES NUMBER
59-6-39June 9, 1959
COPY NO. /7
SUBJECT: Radiation Hazards from Recycled Reactor Fuel
TO: F. L. Culler
FROM: E. D. ArnoldABSTRACT
The radiation hazards associated with recycled nuclear
reactor fuels will greatly complicate the handling and re-
fabrication of these fuels. This problem is most serious
with U-233 and plutonium fuels where the presence of U-232
and the heavier isotopes of plutonium contribute energetic
alpha, gamma, and neutron radiations at levels many times
that from isotopically pure U-233 and Pu-239. This report
summarizes present knowledge of the radiation hazards asso-
ciated with recycled fuel and the additional data needed to
make a thorough evaluation of these hazards.
NOTICE
This document contains information of a preliminary
nature and was prepared primarily for internal use nb 'fCrnation to nOt t4 be abstraeted,
at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It is subject 1prmnt ti or otherwi::- givepr nh
to revision or correction and therefore does not without the approval of te. U 'r ~
represent a final report. LOqAu * lateems6. Courts1
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Arnold, E. D. Radiation Hazards From Recycled Reactor Fuel, report, June 1, 1959; Tennessee. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc874036/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.