Plutonium Immobilization Project - Cold Pour Phase 2 Test Results
The Plutonium Immobilization Project (PIP) is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop technology for dispositioning excess weapons grade plutonium. This program introduces the ''Can-in-Canister'' (CIC) technology that immobilizes the plutonium by encapsulating it in ceramic forms (or pucks) and ultimately surrounding it with high-level waste glass to provide a deterrent to recovery. A cold (non-radioactive) test program was conducted to develop and verify the baseline design for the canister and internal hardware. Tests were conducted in two phases. Phase 1 Cold Pour Tests, conducted in 1999, were scoping tests. This paper describes the Phase 2 tests conducted in 2000 which verified the adequacy of the baseline CIC design and assured that the system would meet repository quality assurance requirements.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 773134
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-2000-00517, Rev. 0; TRN: US0100025
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Nuclear Society 2001, Seattle, WA (US), 03/04/2001--03/08/2001; Other Information: PBD: 5 Jan 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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