Published February 1993 | Version v1
Report Restricted

Excess plutonium disposition using ALWR technology

Creators

Description

The Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of Energy chartered the Plutonium Disposition Task Force in August 1992. The Task Force was created to assess the range of practicable means of disposition of excess weapons-grade plutonium. Within the Task Force, working groups were formed to consider: (1) storage, (2) disposal,and(3) fission options for this disposition,and a separate group to evaluate nonproliferation concerns of each of the alternatives. As a member of the Fission Working Group, the Savannah River Technology Center acted as a sponsor for light water reactor (LWR) technology. The information contained in this report details the submittal that was made to the Fission Working Group of the technical assessment of LWR technology for plutonium disposition. The following aspects were considered: (1) proliferation issues, (2) technical feasibility, (3) technical availability, (4) economics, (5) regulatory issues, and (6) political acceptance

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as DE93008933; NTIS; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

Files

Restricted

The record is publicly accessible, but files are restricted to users with access.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
15 p.
Report number
WSRC-RP--92-1278

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24051269
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
ECONOMICS; FISSION; FUEL ELEMENTS; PLUTONIUM; PRODUCTION REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR SAFETY; REGULATIONS; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; LAWS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC09-89SR18035
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).