Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report evaluates the general viability of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE-NNSA’s) conceptual plans for disposing of 34 metric tons (MT) of surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a deep geologic repository near Carlsbad, New Mexico. This report evaluates DOE-NNSA’s plans to ship, receive, and emplace surplus plutonium in WIPP and its understanding of the impacts of these plans on WIPP and WIPP-bound waste streams. This report, the first of two to be issued during this study, provides a preliminary assessment of the general viability of DOE-NNSA’s conceptual plans, focusing on some of the barriers to their implementation.
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Front Matter | i-x | |
Summary | 1-5 | |
1 Introduction | 6-7 | |
2 Disposition of Surplus Plutonium by the United States | 8-18 | |
3 Committee Assessment of DOE-NNSA'S Conceptual Plans for Dilute and Dispose Process | 19-36 | |
References | 37-39 | |
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies | 40-47 | |
Appendix B: Information-Gathering Sessions | 48-55 |
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