Published February 17, 2000
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Plutonium immobilization -- Can loading
Description
The Savannah River Site (SRS) will immobilize excess plutonium in the proposed Plutonium Immobilization Project (PIP). The PIP adds the excess plutonium to ceramic pucks, loads the pucks into cans, and places the cans into DWPF canisters. This paper discusses the PIP process steps, the can loading conceptual design, can loading equipment design, and can loading work completed
Availability note (English)
Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/752037-hHMDcm/webviewable/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- [vp.]
- Report number
- WSRC-TR--2000-00036
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 32032831
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S42: ENGINEERING;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAINERS; DESIGN; LOADING; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; REMOTE HANDLING; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- AC09-96SR18500
- Notes
- This record replaces 31019755
- Funding organization
- US Department of Energy (United States)