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根据美能源部长Hazel O’Leary和美浓缩公司(USEC)总裁William Timbers签署的协议,预计在今后几个月内,美国第一批高浓铀(HEU)将被掺合成商用铀。 上述协议要求能源部(DOE)向USEC输送13吨HEU,这些HEU是为海军制造的,铀-235丰度为97％。 混合时,将HEU材料送入俄亥俄州朴茨茅斯气体扩散厂的分离级联。每月掺合约0.22吨HEU,相当于800万磅U_3O_8和220万分离功单位(SWU)。USEC得到的新产品可在市场上销售。协议指出,USEC和DOE同意把13吨
According to an agreement signed by US Secretary of Energy Hazel O’Leary and US Timber Union President (USEC) William Timbers, it is expected that the first batch of highly enriched uranium (HEU) will be blended into commercial uranium in the coming months. The above agreement requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver 13 tons of HEU to USEC. These HEUs are manufactured for the Navy and the uranium-235 abundance is 97%. Upon mixing, the HEU material was sent to the separation cascade of the Portsmouth Gas Diffusion Plant, Ohio. Each month, 0.22 tons of HEU was blended, equivalent to 8 million pounds U_3O_8 and 2.2 million separative work units (SWU). New products obtained by USEC can be sold on the market. The agreement states that USEC and DOE agreed to put 13 tons