Uranium Downblending
网页Uranium Downblending. (last updated 2 Sep 2021) Uranium used in nuclear weapons is enriched to approx. 93% U-235, while uranium used as fuel in commercial nuclear power …
Plutonium Downblending moves to four-shift ... - Department of …
网页Plutonium Downblend, also referred to as Dilute and Dispose, is the process of mixing plutonium oxide with a multicomponent adulterant to produce a mixture that is more …
网页SRS Plutonium Storage and Downblend Program. • Mission scope is being performed using the robust K-Reactor facility footprint supplemented with new construction to expand …
网页DOE and NNSA are continuing to expand operations to downblend these materials at SRS in line with the Department’s commitment to continue to process and remove material …
Independent Report Confirms that Downblending and Geologic …
网页The downblend and disposal option entails blending down the plutonium with an inert material and disposing of the mixture in a geologic repository such as the Waste Isolation …
网页• Continued commitment by the United States and Russia to repatriate and downblend HEU fuel provided to countries around the world decades ago under the auspices of U.S. and …
The Future is Now: SRS Adds Automation to ... - Department of …
网页Savannah River Site recently entered the final testing stage of a multi-year project to introduce automation to its mission to downblend surplus plutonium for permanent …
网页• CCO Pad begins operation & KIS glovebox transitions to 4 -shift downblend processing (2021) • Complete first shipment to WIPP (December 2022) • Gain efficiencies in all …
Plutonium Disposition by “Downblending and Disposal”
网页One option-referred to as "downblending and disposal"-was assessed favorably in terms of cost, timeliness, and technical risk, but it introduces new technical and political …
网页Downblend (Dilute & Dispose) Operations • The strategy for disposition of surplus fissile materials is to process and dispose in a manner that is proliferation resistant and …