Project management of facilities in transition: The PUREX/UO{sub 3} deactivation project
- DOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- EG&G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls ID (United States)
The Plutonium-Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Plant and the Uranium Trioxide (UO{sub 3}) Plant were chemical reprocessing facilities for separating and treating plutonium and uranium from nuclear fuel. The PUREX/UO{sub 3} Deactivation Project is the first project within the Department of Energy (DOE) complex to transition these types of facilities from an operational status to a safe shutdown condition. This transition process or {open_quotes}deactivation,{close_quotes} places the facilities in a condition where Decontamination and Decommission (D&D) activities can be initiated. The challenge facing the PUREX/UO{sub 3} Deactivation Project is to complete the deactivation activities as safely, quickly, and cost effectively as possible so the project can be used as a model for other DOE facilities. Several barriers have been identified which could impact the success of the project. Initiatives designed to improve communications; take advantage of commercial experience; control cost, schedule and technical baselines; and emphasize roles and responsibilities have been implemented to remove these barriers and enhance the probability of success for the project.
- Research Organization:
- Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines; New Mexico State Univ., University Park, NM (United States); Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 111706
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940225--Vol.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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