The Honeywell Metropolis Works facility returned to full operations yesterday following the investigation into a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred earlier this month. The investigation revealed that 12.04 pounds of UF6 were released as a result of the leak, which was caused by the over pressurization of a system that was undergoing maintenance at the time, according to the company. “Honeywell’s Metropolis facility resumed full production operations today, having completed its root-cause investigation of the leak that occurred on Aug. 1,” Honeywell said in a statement. “The plant has undertaken a number of immediate corrective actions to prevent such an incident in the future and has reviewed these with the NRC. The company is committed to the safe operation of the plant and is continuing to review the incident and make improvements to the operations and its response as needed.”
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