PUREX/UO{sub 3} facilities deactivation lessons learned: History (open access)

PUREX/UO{sub 3} facilities deactivation lessons learned: History

In May 1997, a historic deactivation project at the PUREX (Plutonium URanium EXtraction) facility at the Hanford Site in south-central Washington State concluded its activities (Figure ES-1). The project work was finished at $78 million under its original budget of $222.5 million, and 16 months ahead of schedule. Closely watched throughout the US Department of Energy (DOE) complex and by the US Department of Defense for the value of its lessons learned, the PUREX Deactivation Project has become the national model for the safe transition of contaminated facilities to shut down status.
Date: November 25, 1997
Creator: Gerber, M. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library