Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Table 2-1. Alternatives for the management of SRS nuclear materials.

Material Continuing Storage (No Action) Processing to Metal Processing to Oxide Blending Down to Low Enriched Uranium Processing and Storage for Vitrification (DWPF)a Vitrification (F-Canyon) Improving Storage
Stable material - - ----
Plutonium-242 - -
Americium and curium - - -
Neptunium - - -
H-Canyon plutonium-239 solutions - -
H-Canyon enriched uranium solutions - --
Plutonium and uranium stored in vaults -
Mark-31 targets -
Mark-16 and -22 fuels - -
Other aluminum-clad fuel and targets --- -

a. DWPF = Defense Waste Processing Facility.

= Preferred alternative.

 

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