Deactivation, Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Plutonium Finishing Plant, a Former Plutonium Processing Facility at DOE's Hanford Site.

[摘要] The Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) was constructed as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II. The Manhattan Project was developed to usher in the use of nuclear weapons to end the war. The primary mission of the PFP was to provide plutonium used as special nuclear material (SMM) for fabrication of nuclear devices for the war effort. Subsequent to the end of World War II, the PFP's mission expanded to support the Cold War effort through plutonium production during the nuclear arms race and later the processing of fuel grade mixed plutonium-uranium oxide to support DOE's breeder reactor program.

[发布机构] Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Plutonium;Nuclear Facilities;Hanford Reservation;Radioactive waste management;Radioactive waste processing