Excess plutonium disposition using ALWR technology

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6672654· OSTI ID:6672654

Phillips, A ^[1]; Buckner, M R; Radder, J A; Angelos, J G; Inhaber, H

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The Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of Energy chartered the Plutonium Disposition Task Force in August 1992. The Task Force was created to assess the range of practicable means of disposition of excess weapons-grade plutonium. Within the Task Force, working groups were formed to consider: (1) storage, (2) disposal,and(3) fission options for this disposition,and a separate group to evaluate nonproliferation concerns of each of the alternatives. As a member of the Fission Working Group, the Savannah River Technology Center acted as a sponsor for light water reactor (LWR) technology. The information contained in this report details the submittal that was made to the Fission Working Group of the technical assessment of LWR technology for plutonium disposition. The following aspects were considered: (1) proliferation issues, (2) technical feasibility, (3) technical availability, (4) economics, (5) regulatory issues, and (6) political acceptance.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 6672654
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-92-1278; ON: DE93008933
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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