Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309485005)

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.

Author: National Academies of Sciences Engineeri,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
ISBN-10: 0309485002
ISBN-13: 9780309485005
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2018
Pages: 66
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.30d