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Excess Plutonium: Weapons Legacy or National Asset.

DE2004831228

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Klipa, G.; Boeke, S.; Hottel, R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The Nuclear Materials Stewardship Initiative was established in January, 2000, to accelerate the work of achieving integration and cutting long-term costs associated with the management of nuclear materials. As part of that initiative, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management (EM), has established Nuclear Material Management Groups for the management of excess nuclear materials. As one of these groups, the Plutonium Material Management Group (PMMG) has been chartered to serve as DOE's complex wide resource and point of contact for technical coordination and program planning support in the safe and efficient disposition of the nations excess Plutonium 239. This paper will explain the mission, goals, and objectives of the PMMG. In addition, the paper will provide a broad overview of the status of the plutonium inventories throughout the DOE complex. The DOE currently manages approximately 99.5 MT of plutonium isotopes. Details of the various categories of plutonium, from material designated for national security needs through material that has been declared excess, will be explained. For the plutonium that has been declared excess, the various pathways to disposition (including reuse, recycling, sale, transfer, treatment, consumption, and disposal) will be discussed. At this time 52.5 MT of plutonium has been declared excess and the method of disposition for that material is the subject of study and evaluation within DOE. The role of the PMMG in those evaluations will be outlined.
Keywords	Plutonium National security Nuclear materials management Waste management Weapons Evaluation Inventories Planning Plutonium isotopes Recycling
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Operations Office.; Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514

Excess Plutonium: Weapons Legacy or National Asset.

Excess Plutonium: Weapons Legacy or National Asset.
DE2004831228

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Klipa, G.; Boeke, S.; Hottel, R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The Nuclear Materials Stewardship Initiative was established in January, 2000, to accelerate the work of achieving integration and cutting long-term costs associated with the management of nuclear materials. As part of that initiative, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management (EM), has established Nuclear Material Management Groups for the management of excess nuclear materials. As one of these groups, the Plutonium Material Management Group (PMMG) has been chartered to serve as DOE's complex wide resource and point of contact for technical coordination and program planning support in the safe and efficient disposition of the nations excess Plutonium 239. This paper will explain the mission, goals, and objectives of the PMMG. In addition, the paper will provide a broad overview of the status of the plutonium inventories throughout the DOE complex. The DOE currently manages approximately 99.5 MT of plutonium isotopes. Details of the various categories of plutonium, from material designated for national security needs through material that has been declared excess, will be explained. For the plutonium that has been declared excess, the various pathways to disposition (including reuse, recycling, sale, transfer, treatment, consumption, and disposal) will be discussed. At this time 52.5 MT of plutonium has been declared excess and the method of disposition for that material is the subject of study and evaluation within DOE. The role of the PMMG in those evaluations will be outlined.
Keywords	Plutonium National security Nuclear materials management Waste management Weapons Evaluation Inventories Planning Plutonium isotopes Recycling
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Aiken, SC. Savannah River Operations Office.; Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514