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Dinehart, S.M.; Hatler, V.A.; Gray, D.W.; Guillen, A.D.
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)1997
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)1997
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[en] Recovery of neutron sources containing Pu239 and Be is currently taking place at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The program was initiated in 1979 by the Department of Energy (DOE) to dismantle and recover sources owned primarily by universities and the Department of Defense. Since the inception of this program, Los Alamos has dismantled and recovered more than 1000 sources. The dismantlement and recovery process involves the removal of source cladding and the chemical separation of the source materials to eliminate neutron emissions. While this program continues for the disposal of 239Pu/Be sources, there is currently no avenue for the disposition of any sources other than those containing Pu239. Increasingly, there have been demands from agencies both inside and outside the Federal Government and from the public to dispose of unwanted sources containing 238Pu/Be and 241Am/Be. DOE is attempting to establish a formal program to recover these sources and is working closely with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding to formalize an Acceptance Program. In the absence of a formal program to handle 238Pu/Be and 241Am/Be neutron sources, Los Alamos has responded to several emergency requests to receive and recover sources that have been determined to be a threat to public health and safety. This presentation will: (1) review the established 239Pu neutron source recovery program at Los Alamos, (2) detail plans for a more extensive neutron source disposal program, and (3) focus on recent emergency responses
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1997; 6 p; 18. Annual DOE low-level radioactive waste management conference; Salt Lake City, UT (United States); 20-22 May 1997; CONF-970537--3; CONTRACT W-7405-ENG-36; Also available from OSTI as DE97005164; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep
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