MCLinc scientists initially gained experience with uranium and fluorine through extensive involvement in the development efforts at gaseous diffusion plants. These plants have operated safely for decades using large quantities of fluorine, chlorine trifluoride, hydrogen fluoride, and uranium hexafluoride. This expertise is now applied to industry processes involving strongly fluorinating gases and other hazardous gases in areas such as:
- Equipment specifications
- Equipment modification for fluorinating gas service
- Chemical properties
- Analyses
- Materials compatibility
- Consulting
- Safety reviews
- Detonation/deflagration studies
- Systems design
- Disposal
- Lab experiments involving highly reactive, toxic, and radioactive materials
Example Projects:
Sampling/Purging Fluorinating Gases in Process Headers
Design of Systems to Recover UF6 from 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 Investigations
Accident Investigation; Explosivity Testing; UF6 Exposure Testing
Solidification/Stabilization/Encapsulation testing
In-Cylinder UF6 Neutralization; Downblending Studies
Speciation and Sequential Extraction Studies in Support of Remediation of Uranium in Soils