HANFORD PLUTONIUM FINISHG PLAN (PFP) COMPLETES PLUTONIUM STABILIZATION KEY SAFETY ISSUES CLOSED

Journal Article · Tue Feb 24 04:00:00 EST 2004 · Radwaste Solutions

OSTI ID:821830

GERBER, M S ^[1]

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1. FH

A long and intense effort to stabilize and repackage nearly 18 metric tons (MT) of plutonium-bearing leftovers from defense production and nuclear experiments concluded successfully in February, bringing universal congratulations to the Department of Energy's Hanford Site in southeast Washington State. The victorious stabilization and packaging endeavor at the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP), managed and operated by prime contractor Fluor Hanford, Inc., finished ahead of all milestones in Hanford's cleanup agreement with regulators, and before deadlines set by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), a part of the federal Executive Branch that oversees special nuclear materials. The PFP stabilization and packaging project also completed under budget for its four-year tenure, and has been nominated for a DOE Secretarial Award. It won the Project of the Year Award in the local chapter competition of the Project Management Institute, and is being considered for awards at the regional and national level.

• Research Organization: FH (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 821830
• Report Number(s): HNF-20159-FP, Rev.0
• Journal Information: Radwaste Solutions, Journal Name: Radwaste Solutions
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
AWARDS
CONTRACTORS
METRICS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PACKAGING
PFP
PHOSPHORS
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM FINISHING PLANT
PRODUCTION
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SAFETY
STABILIZATION