BNFL nuclear supercompactor being dismantled

Washington (Platts)--30Sep2004

The largest nuclear supercompactor in the world is being dismantled after
having crushed its last piece of material from three DOE gaseous diffusion
buildings in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The $13-million facility operated three years,
processing up to 2.3-million pounds of metal a week, BNFL Inc. said yesterday.
It saved the department roughly $100-million in disposal costs, the company
said. BNFL Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of British Nuclear Fuels plc, and its
parent company are discussing the possible use of the facility in the U.K., so
it might be reassembled there, BNFL Inc. spokesman Colin Jones said.

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