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Special isotope separation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

DE92017457

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Hendrickson, P. D.
Page Count	6
Abstract	The SIS facilities will include a Plutonium Processing Facility (PPF), a Laser Support Facility (LSF), and all associated equipment required for isotope separation. The SIS Plant will process fuel-grade plutonium into weapons-grade plutonium using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) and supporting chemical processes. The AVLIS process uses precisely tuned visible laser light to selectively ionize or excite specific plutonium isotopes in a vapor stream. The ionized plutonium isotopes (Pu 240, Pu 238 and Pu 241) are then separated from the plutonium isotope of interest (Pu 239). Chemical processes are required to (1) prepare the AVLIS plutonium feed for processing, remove americium-241, and cast plutonium metal into forms that meet AVLIS processing requirements; (2) recover and, if required, purify the AVLIS plutonium product; and (3) recover and process the AVLIS separated by-products. This presentation describes the production facility and some of the plutonium processes.
Keywords	Plutonium Isotopes Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Laser Isotope Separation Americium Dye Lasers Metal Vapor Lasers Purification Meetings EDB/070100
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	77B - Isotopes
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Annual summer computer simulation conference (21st), Austin, TX (United States), 24-27 Jul 1989. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	199301
Contract Number	AC07-84ID12435

Special isotope separation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

Special isotope separation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
DE92017457

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Hendrickson, P. D.
Page Count	6
Abstract	The SIS facilities will include a Plutonium Processing Facility (PPF), a Laser Support Facility (LSF), and all associated equipment required for isotope separation. The SIS Plant will process fuel-grade plutonium into weapons-grade plutonium using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) and supporting chemical processes. The AVLIS process uses precisely tuned visible laser light to selectively ionize or excite specific plutonium isotopes in a vapor stream. The ionized plutonium isotopes (Pu 240, Pu 238 and Pu 241) are then separated from the plutonium isotope of interest (Pu 239). Chemical processes are required to (1) prepare the AVLIS plutonium feed for processing, remove americium-241, and cast plutonium metal into forms that meet AVLIS processing requirements; (2) recover and, if required, purify the AVLIS plutonium product; and (3) recover and process the AVLIS separated by-products. This presentation describes the production facility and some of the plutonium processes.
Keywords	Plutonium Isotopes Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Laser Isotope Separation Americium Dye Lasers Metal Vapor Lasers Purification Meetings EDB/070100
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	77B - Isotopes
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Annual summer computer simulation conference (21st), Austin, TX (United States), 24-27 Jul 1989. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	199301
Contract Number	AC07-84ID12435