Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and Army Materiel Command (AMC) Review of Transuranics (TRU) in Depleted Uranium (DU) Armor

Abstract

The United States Department of the Army (DA) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license for Depleted Uranium (DU) armor is managed by the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). In August 1999, The Department of Energy (DOE) informed the Army that DU armor carried trace amounts of transuranics, (TRU) and Technetium-99 (Tc-99). The NRC subsequently requested the Army submit an amendment to its DU Armor license (NRC Materials License No. SUB-1536, Docket No. 040-08994) to reflect the quantities of TRU contained in the Army's DU Armor based on more extensive sampling/lab analysis. To provide the NRC with such analysis, the Army Materiel Command (AMC) developed a plan designed to quantitatively assess TRU content in DU Armor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA403225

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  • Ramachandra K. Bhat

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