Integrated safeguards and security for the INEL Special Isotope Separation Plant

Conference · Tue Oct 23 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5047294

Warner, G F ^[1]; Zack, N R ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

This paper describes the development of the safeguards and security system that was to be used for the Special Isotope Separation (SIS) Production Plant. The US Department of Energy has postponed the construction of the SIS Plant that was to be built at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) site near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Plant was designed to produce weapons grade plutonium from DOE owned fuel grade plutonium by converting off-spec. plutonium dioxide into metal buttons that would meet required chemical and isotopic specifications. Because this was to be a completely new facility there was a unique opportunity to provide an in-depth, state-of-the- art'' safeguards and security system without attempting to overlay upon an existing, older system. This facility was being designed to be in complete compliance with the new DOE Orders by integrating safeguards and security into the plant operating system and by providing graded protection to the areas of varying sensitivity within the plant.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-84ID12435
• OSTI ID: 5047294
• Report Number(s): WINCO-11661; CONF-901101--91; ON: DE92017383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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