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In late July, will take a final visit of the American observers to chemical plant "Mayak" in the framework of the HEU-LEU / highly-enriched uranium /, the press office of the governor of the Chelyabinsk region said. At the final visit U.S. observers will summarize the work undertaken by the company under the HEU-LEU. This was the "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States on the use of highly enriched uranium extracted from nuclear weapons," signed in February 1993 and is designed for 20 years. The program provides for dilution of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium to low enriched for future use as fuel in nuclear power reactors states. Total volume of HEU to be processed is 500 metric tons.
Processing of highly enriched uranium is a multi-step process that takes place at several plants in Russia, explained at the chemical plant. First HEU components extracted from dismantled nuclear weapons in containers arrive at the "Mayak", after which they were processed into metal shavings, which undergoes special treatment and purification in a special unit "Amber". Then, in special containers sent to the company for further dilution and education LEU.
Production Association "Mayak" Connected to this work in the spring of 1997. In February 1998, in Moscow, at the next session of the Committee for the Review of the bilateral measures of publicity sides signed the "Procedures to monitor the U.S. side on the" Mayak "in Ozersk, Russia." In April of the same year, the first visit of American observers to the enterprise. During each visit to our American colleagues for a few days to work on the chemical and metallurgical plant, checking and fixing the necessary data. The information obtained allowed them to make sure that the source of oxide of highly enriched uranium built up by the company, were really HEU components from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons.
In the future, the company "Lighthouse" will build the most advanced in the Russian reactor. Told corr. ITAR-TASS arrived for the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the leading enterprises in the industry first deputy general director of the State Corporation "Rosatom" John Kamensky. He said the issue has been resolved - the reactor is scheduled to start in 2023.
Processing of highly enriched uranium is a multi-step process that takes place at several plants in Russia, explained at the chemical plant. First HEU components extracted from dismantled nuclear weapons in containers arrive at the "Mayak", after which they were processed into metal shavings, which undergoes special treatment and purification in a special unit "Amber". Then, in special containers sent to the company for further dilution and education LEU.
Production Association "Mayak" Connected to this work in the spring of 1997. In February 1998, in Moscow, at the next session of the Committee for the Review of the bilateral measures of publicity sides signed the "Procedures to monitor the U.S. side on the" Mayak "in Ozersk, Russia." In April of the same year, the first visit of American observers to the enterprise. During each visit to our American colleagues for a few days to work on the chemical and metallurgical plant, checking and fixing the necessary data. The information obtained allowed them to make sure that the source of oxide of highly enriched uranium built up by the company, were really HEU components from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons.
In the future, the company "Lighthouse" will build the most advanced in the Russian reactor. Told corr. ITAR-TASS arrived for the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the leading enterprises in the industry first deputy general director of the State Corporation "Rosatom" John Kamensky. He said the issue has been resolved - the reactor is scheduled to start in 2023.
