Safety aspects with regard to plutonium vitrification techniques
Conference
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OSTI ID:113859
Substantial inventories of excess plutonium are expected to result from dismantling US and Russian nuclear weapons. Disposition of this material should be a high priority in both countries. Various disposition options are under consideration. One option is to vitrify the plutonium with the addition of {sup 137}Cs or high-level waste to act as a deterrent to proliferation. The primary safety problem associated with vitrification of plutonium is to avoid criticality in form fabrication and in the final repository over geologic time. Recovery should be as difficult (costly) as the recovery of plutonium from spent fuel.
- 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:
- 113859
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-120907; CONF-9505238-4; ON: DE96000378; TRN: 95:023171
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) international scientific exchange program advanced research workshop, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation), 14-17 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 11 May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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