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Title: Criteria for safe storage of plutonium metals and oxides

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10196732· OSTI ID:10196732

This standard establishes safety criteria for safe storage of plutonium metals and plutonium oxides at DOE facilities; materials packaged to meet these criteria should not need subsequent repackaging to ensure safe storage for at least 50 years or until final disposition. The standard applied to Pu metals, selected alloys (eg., Ga and Al alloys), and stabilized oxides containing at least 50 wt % Pu; it does not apply to Pu-bearing liquids, process residues, waste, sealed weapon components, or material containing more than 3 wt % {sup 238}Pu. Requirements for a Pu storage facility and safeguards and security considerations are not stressed as they are addressed in detail by other DOE orders.

Research Organization:
US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10196732
Report Number(s):
DOE-STD-3013-94; ON: DE95004199; NC: NONE
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English