DOE’s NEW MARKET THRUST: RESTRICTED REUSE PRODUCTS

摘要

On January 12th, 2000, the Secretary of Energy issued a moratorium on the Department's release of volumetrically-contaminated metals, pending a decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. On July 13th, 2000 the Secretary of Energy suspended the unrestricted release for recycling of metal from radiation areas within DOE facilities. As part of this suspension, the Secretary promoted the reuse and recycling of these metals within the complex. The restricted reuse of such metals to meet various internal product needs, such as containers, casks, drums, and shielding materials, has been an important EM initiative since the July suspension. The status of DOE efforts to promote the beneficial restricted reuse of its inventory of metals from radiation areas is the focus of this paper.