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An Inspector from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Verifies that Radiation Levels on the First Shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Fernald's K-65 Silos are Below the Established Department of Transportation (DOT) Standards. The 1/2" Thick Steel Shipping Containers Weigh Approximately 20,000 Pounds When Loaded and Meet all DOT Requirements. Keywords: Fernald Closure Project Fernald Green Salt Plant, Feed Materials Production Center, Fernald, Ohio (FEMP)

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An Inspector from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Verifies that Radiation Levels on the First Shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Fernald's K-65 Silos are Below the Established Department of Transportation (DOT) Standards. The 1/2" Thick Steel Shipping Containers Weigh Approximately 20,000 Pounds When Loaded and Meet all DOT Requirements.

DOE Photo

Workers are Trained how to Operate the Silo 3 Excavator.
Workers are Trained to Seal the Soft-Sided Packages that will be used for the Silo 3 Waste.
Silo 3 Treatment Facility
Fernald Silo 3 Project - Shipping Preparations
Work Continues in the Three Product Fill Rooms where the Casks will be Filled Robotically with the K-65 Stabilized Waste.
Fernald Silo 3 Project - Shipping Preparations
Fernald Silo 3 Project - Waste Packaging
Fernald Silo 3 Project - Shipping Container
Fernald Silo 3 Project - Waste Retrieval
Analytical Lab Decontamination and Demolition Project - An Operating Engineer uses Grapplers to Segregate Demolition Debris that Needs Further Size Reducing from that which can be Immediately Loaded for Transfer to the On-Site Disposal Facility (OSDF).
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Album name
Rennhack / Fernald (FEMP)
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Keywords
Fernald / Closure / Project / Fernald / Green / Salt / Plant, / Feed / Materials / Production / Center, / Fernald, / Ohio / (FEMP)
Date
Jun-06-2005
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