1) The receipt and storage of 1500 kg of natural uranium (NU) metal in an alloyed cladding at the Moran facility and receipt and storage of a small…
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
December 4, 2023
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1) The receipt and storage of 1500 kg of natural uranium (NU) metal in an alloyed cladding at the Moran facility and receipt and storage of a smaller quantity (80 kg) of 1.8 percent enriched uranium oxide pins and pellets at CPP-651. 2) The installation of a new head-end chopper skid in Moran to declad this natural uranium and other feedstock sources prior to dissolution using the existing process equipment. INL will install a glovebox/enclosure capable of processing the uranium metal, the inert environment is required due to the potential of generating pyrophoric uranium metal fines during chopping and decanning operations.