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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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SRS repurposing MOX fuel facility for national defense goal
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a plutonium pit production facility at the Savannah River Site, located near Aiken, S.C.
After 18 months of work involving local trade unions, the dismantlement and removal (D&R) of commodities and equipment throughout the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF), previously installed by the Mixed Oxide (MOX) project, was completed in June 2024, the Department of Energy reported on July 24.
B. Garrison, R. R. Lowden (ORNL), M. N. Cinbiz (ORNL/INL), N. R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), K. Linton (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 122 | Number 1 | June 2020 | Pages 199-201