DOE plutonium disposition study: Pu consumption in ALWRs. Volume 2, Final report

Technical Report · Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10149648· OSTI ID:10149648

The Department of Energy (DOE) has contracted with Asea Brown Boveri-Combustion Engineering (ABB-CE) to provide information on the capability of ABB-CE`s System 80 + Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) to transform, through reactor burnup, 100 metric tonnes (MT) of weapons grade plutonium (Pu) into a form which is not readily useable in weapons. This information is being developed as part of DOE`s Plutonium Disposition Study, initiated by DOE in response to Congressional action. This document Volume 2, provides a discussion of: Plutonium Fuel Cycle; Technology Needs; Regulatory Considerations; Cost and Schedule Estimates; and Deployment Strategy.

• Research Organization: ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-93SF19682
• OSTI ID: 10149648
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/19682-T1-Vol.2; ON: DE93013226
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 15 May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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