Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Interim Report

Author: Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,, Division on Earth, Life Studies and Radiation Studies Board

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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

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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.