Holes in the depleted Uranium Hexafluoride storage cylinders are investigated. It is shown that corrosion products cause the openings to be self-healing.
Highlights of the Video: |
 | 00:00 | Part of the 'Hole' Story |
 | 00:05 | One of the depleted UF6 cylinder storage lots at Portsmouth |
 | 00:28 | 48G cylinders, each containing 14 tons of depleted UF6, in storage |
 | 00:52 | Stacked 48G cylinders |
 | 01:35 | UF6 sealed in glass tube |
 | 02:01 | A lifting lug of one cylinder damaging a neighboring cylinder |
 | 02:37 | Damage to small hole cylinder from impact with a lifting lub of an adjoining cylinder |
 | 02:57 | Damage to large hole cylinder from impact with a lifting lub of an adjoining cylinder |
 | 03:10 | Corrosion products plugging large hole in depleted UF6 cylinder |
 | 03:26 | Small hole plugged with corrosion products sufficient to maintain vacuum in cylinder |
 | 03:43 | Large hole in depleted UF6 cylinder sealed with corrosion products |
 | 04:22 | Temporary patch over small hole in cylinder wall |
 | 04:32 | Temporary patch over large hole in cylinder wall with sampling port and pressure testing gauge |
 | 04:45 | Men taking core sample from large hole cylinder |
 | 04:55 | First core removed showing reaction products, but no solid UF6 |
 | 05:36 | Retrieving damaged cylinder from storage |
 | 07:00 | Inside of cylinder wall showing protective coating. Flaw in lense at bottom right. |
 | 07:08 | Back side of plug in small hole cylinder |
DUF6 Guide
