Furnace Startup

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Furnace Startup

https://www.y12.doe.gov/news/blog/furnace-startup

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Operators at the Y-12 National Security Complex completed the initial test firings of sintering and microwave casting furnaces within the Uranium Processing Facility. This testing program advances efforts to modernize national uranium processing capabilities for future operations. Technicians will review initial data and prepare for surrogate material testing before bringing the equipment to full operating temperatures.

The Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) Project recently made history by starting up furnaces for the first time, making a major milestone in modernizing the nation's uranium mission.

"Heating up these furnaces was a great start to UPF's furnace testing program. Every UPF product will be processed in a furnace at some point, enabling Y-12's critical nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, and global security missions," said UPF system testing lead Steve L. "Our team is grateful for the years of work from UPF's Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Startup teams as well as the support from NNSA and Consolidated Nuclear Security that have made achieving this milestone...

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