Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report
English
By (author): and Medicine Committee on Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Division on Earth and Life Studies Engineering National Academies of Sciences Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report evaluates the general viability of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's (DOE-NNSA's) conceptual plans for disposing of 34 metric tons (MT) of surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a deep geologic repository near Carlsbad, New Mexico. This report evaluates DOE-NNSA's plans to ship, receive, and emplace surplus plutonium in WIPP and its understanding of the impacts of these plans on WIPP and WIPP-bound waste streams. This report, the first of two to be issued during this study, provides a preliminary assessment of the general viability of DOE-NNSA's conceptual plans, focusing on some of the barriers to their implementation.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Disposition of Surplus Plutonium by the United States
- 3 Committee Assessment of DOE-NNSA'S Conceptual Plans for Dilute and Dispose Process
- References
- Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies
- Appendix B: Information-Gathering Sessions