Long-term storage of plutonium metal and oxides

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) was established by Congress to oversee the operations of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities for the production of nuclear weapons. On May 26, 1994, the DNFSB approved Recommendation 94-1 requiring the remediation of safety issues after termination of production. After detailed investigation, the DOE issued the Plutonium Working Group report on environmental, safety, and health vulnerabilities of plutonium storage in September 1994. The DOE issued an implementation plan for the 94-1 Recommendation in February 1995, which described activities complexwide to remediate safety problems identified by the DNFSB and the vulnerability assessment . As lead laboratory for plutonium stabilization, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides research, development, and testing to accomplish safe storage or disposal of legacy weapons materials