A facility at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory site in Tennessee is being prepared to process an inventory of legacy high-dose uranium-233 from which materials will be extracted for medical research.
Protective
shielding and remote mechanical arms are needed to handle the uranium-233
canisters. DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor Isotek
Systems - a subsidiary of Atkins - is carrying out upgrades to existing hot
cells at Oak Ridge Building 2026, where the canisters will be processed.
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Source: World Nuclear News