AIR TRANSPORT OF PLUTONIUM METAL: CONTENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE FOR THE PLUTO(PAT-1) PACKAGING

Year
2010
Author(s)
Richard H. Yoshimura - Sandia National Laboratories
Richard E. Mason - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Paul T. Mann - National Nuclear Security Administration
Stephen P. Willson - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael L. Caviness - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jim B. Rubin - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lili A. Akin - Sandia National Laboratories
Abstract
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the air shipment of plutonium metal within the Plutonium Air Transportable (PAT-1) packaging. The PAT-1 packaging is currently authorized for the air transport of plutonium oxide in solid form only. The INMM presentation will provide a limited overview of the scope of the plutonium metal initiative and provide a status of the NNSA application to the NRC.