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History of the US weapons-usable plutonium disposition program leading to DOE`s record of decision

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/582257· OSTI ID:582257
This report highlights important events and studies concerning surplus weapons-usable plutonium disposition in the United States. Included are major events that led to the creation of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fissile Materials Disposition in 1994 and to that DOE office issuing the January 1997 Record of Decision for the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Useable Fissile Materials Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Emphasis has been given to reactor-based plutonium disposition alternatives.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
582257
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM--13416; ON: DE98052492
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English