HB-Line Plutonium Oxide Data Collection Strategy

HB-Line and H-Canyon will handle and process plutonium material to produce plutonium oxide for feed to the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF). However, the plutonium oxide product will not be transferred to the MFFF directly from HB-Line until it is packaged into a qualified DOE-STD-3013-2012 container. In the interim HB-Line will load plutonium oxide into an inner, filtered can. The inner can will be placed in a filtered bag which will be loaded into a filtered outer can. The outer can will be loaded into a certified 9975 with getter assembly in compliance with onsite transportation requirement, for subsequent storage and transfer to the K-Area Complex (KAC). After DOE-STD-3013-2012 container packaging capabilities are established, the product will be returned to HB-Line to be packaged into a qualified DOE-STD- 3013-2012 container. To support the transfer of plutonium oxide to KAC and then eventually to MFFF, various material and packaging data will need to be collected and retained. In addition, data from initial HB-Line processing operations will be needed to support future DOE-STD-3013-2012 qualification as amended by the HB-Line DOE Standard equivalency. As production increases, the volume of data to collect will increase. An organized method to collect and retain the necessary information was needed. The internal and external campaign documents requiring HB-Line plutonium oxide processing data collection and retention are: ? KAC Authorization to Ship (ATS) Form ? DOE-STD-3013-2012 and equivalency (including MFFF Plutonium Oxide Powder Interface Control Document) ? Alternate Feed Stock (AFS)-2 Early Feed Performance Metric ? HB-Line Process Control Plan