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Title: Plutonium immobilization plant using glass in existing facilities at the Savannah River Site

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/665038· OSTI ID:665038

The Plutonium Immobilization Plant (PIP) accepts plutonium (Pu) from pit conversion and from non-pit sources and, through a glass immobilization process, converts the plutonium into an immobilized form that can be disposed of in a high level waste (HLW) repository. The objective is to make an immobilized form, suitable for geologic disposal, in which the plutonium is as inherently unattractive and inaccessible as the plutonium in spent fuel from commercial reactors.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
665038
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-128272; ON: DE98057907; BR: GA0102011
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English