GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE REACTOR CONVERSION PROGRAM: STATUS AND CURRENT PLANS

Conference · Wed Oct 07 04:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:990590

Staples, Parrish A; Leach, Wayne; Lacey, Jennifer M

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Reactor Conversion Program supports the minimization, and to the extent possible, elimination of the use of high enriched uranium (HEU) in civilian nuclear applications by working to convert research and test reactors and radioisotope production processes to the use of low enriched uranium (LEU). The Reactor Conversion Program is a technical pillar of the NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) which is a key organization for implementing U.S. HEU minimization policy and works to reduce and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological material domestically and abroad.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 990590
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-66620; NN5003010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ENRICHED URANIUM
Global Threat Reduction Initiative
MINIMIZATION
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
Reactor Conversion
SECURITY
Status