[ RadSafe ] US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

[Bolling, Jason E]

I'm sorry I didn't realize the uranium in question was depleted.  In that case, it is likely that the level of depletion is not so much that there is still some economic value in extracting more U-235 from the material.  Due to the rising cost of naturally enriched uranium, it is becoming economically viable to re-enrich "depleted" materials, especially if the "depleted" material still contains approximately 0.4% U-235.

Sorry for the confusion.

-Jason Bolling
USEC Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Franz Schönhofer
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 4:41 PM
To: 'Sandy Perle'; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: AW: [ RadSafe ] US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

Thanks for this answer, though it does not answer my question: What will those companies do with it? I do not know that these nuclar power utilities have breeder reactors to breed Pu-239, which is not done anywhere. The only current use for large amounts of depleted uranium seems to be in manufacture of penetrating shells. So why should nuclear power utilites buy (depleted) uranium hexafluoride? 

During my recent visit to the US SouthWest I met a person very well esteemed not only by me, but probably by all of the RADSAFE community and he described you as a very nice person. This was my opinion until a few years ago. 

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sandy Perle [mailto:sandyfl at gmail.com] Im Auftrag von Sandy Perle
Gesendet: Freitag, 02. November 2007 19:27
An: 'Franz Schönhofer'; radsafe at radlab.nl
Betreff: RE: [ RadSafe ] US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

FPL Group, Exelon and Progress Energy are nuclear power utilities.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Franz Schönhofer [mailto:franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 11:16 AM
To: 'Sandy Perle'; radsafe at radlab.nl; powernet at hps1.org
Subject: AW: [ RadSafe ] US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

What will those companies do with it?

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im Auftrag von Sandy Perle
Gesendet: Montag, 08. Oktober 2007 16:42
An: radsafe at radlab.nl; powernet at hps1.org
Betreff: [ RadSafe ] US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

US DOE sells 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride

Reuters Oct 4 - The average price for all offers received was $213.48 per kilogram, the DOE said in a release.

Successful buyers included subsidiaries of FPL Group Inc (FPL.N: 
Quote, Profile, Research), Exelon Corp (EXC.N: Quote, Profile,
Research) and Progress Energy Inc.(PGN.N: Quote, Profile, Research).

Since peaking at $136 per pound in June, uranium oxide (U3O8), or raw uranium, used in the manufacture of uranium hexafluoride, now sells for about $80 per pound.

The DOE sold the uranium in eight separate lots of 100 metric ton (1 lot), 30 metric tons (2 lots), and 7.7 metric tons (5 lots) with delivery to be made at the Paducah, Kentucky Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
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Sander C. Perle
President
Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc.
2652 McGaw Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614 

Tel: (949) 296-2306 / (888) 437-1714  Extension 2306
Fax:(949) 296-1144

E-Mail: sperle at dosimetry.com
E-Mail: sandyfl at cox.net 

Global Dosimetry Website: http://www.dosimetry.com/ 

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