SELECTION OF SURPLUS PLUTONIUM MATERIALS FOR DISPOSITION TO WIPP (open access)

SELECTION OF SURPLUS PLUTONIUM MATERIALS FOR DISPOSITION TO WIPP

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing a Surplus Plutonium Disposition (SPD) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). Included in the evaluation are up to 6 metric tons (MT) of plutonium in the form of impure oxides and metals for which a disposition plan has not been decided, among options that include preparation as feed for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility; disposing to high-level waste through the Savannah River Site (SRS) HB Line and H Canyon; can-in-canister disposal using the SRS Defense Waste Processing Facility; and preparation for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). DOE and SRS have identified at least 0.5 MT of plutonium that, because of high levels of chemical and isotopic impurities, is impractical for disposition by methods other than the WIPP pathway. Characteristics of these items and the disposition strategy are discussed.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Allender, J.; Mcclard, J. & Christopher, J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 23, Pages 4105-4284, June 8, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 23, Pages 4105-4284, June 8, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History