Consultation and analytical testing provided by MCL’s scientists and engineers have supported D&D and ER/WM projects in the areas of:
- Specialty environmental analysis – chemical characterization of waste materials, industrial hygiene support, identification of unknowns and analysis of samples not amenable to standard or routine environmental techniques
- Bench scale testing of chemical processes – decontamination and waste stabilization
- Demonstration and deployment support – providing technical evaluation, problem solving, and process optimization
- Technical support – troubleshooting, compatibility studies, and interpretation of analytical data to ensure optimal performance
MCL gaseous diffusion plant cleanup experience includes:
- Sampling/purging fluorinating gases in process headers
- Design of systems to recover UF6from off gases
- Evaluation of systems for removal and/or stabilization of uranium deposits
- Development of solubility coefficients for transport modeling
- Neutralization and blending of solids recovered from process piping
- Identification of unknowns
- Metallurgical investigations
- Accident investigation
- Explosivity testing
- UF6 exposure testing
- Solidification/stabilization/encapsulation testing
- In-Cylinder UF6neutralization; downblending studies
- Speciation and sequential extraction studies in support of remediation of uranium in soils