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FY 2010
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FY 2011
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FY 2012
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• MOX LEU Inventory Project: Complete down-blending of HEU at Nuclear Fuel Services
(NFS) by the end of 2012. The resulting LEU will create an inventory for potential backup
use by utilities participating in the MOX plutonium disposition program.
• Reliable Fuel Supply Project: Complete down-blending in December 2011. All HEU
shipments were provided to the contractor in December 2009. Barter funding is used to pay
the down-blending contractor.
• Planning for Additional Projects: Prepare plans to process, characterize, and package
additional surplus HEU for down-blending and ultimate disposition. The material is located
at various sites in the DOE complex, including Y-12, SRS, LANL, Idaho National
Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Supporting Activities 312 0 0
• Monitoring and Inspection 208 0 0
This subprogram was realigned and is funded under the Russian Surplus Fissile Materials
Disposition Program beginning in FY 2011.
• Plutonium Disposition Program
Integration 104 0 0
This subprogram was realigned and is funded under U.S. Plutonium Disposition beginning in
FY 2011.
Construction 574,238 612,788 578,754
• 99-D-141-01, Pit Disassembly and
Conversion (PDC) 0 80,000 176,000
Approximately 75 percent of surplus plutonium to be dispositioned is in pit form. These pits
must be disassembled and the plutonium converted to an oxide form useable as feedstock for the
MFFF. The NNSA and EM conducted an alternative analysis to identify potential cost-saving
alternatives for the PDC mission. On November 22, 2009, the Department approved exploring
the combination of NNSA’s PDCF and EM’s PuP projects into a single project to be located in
K-Area Reactor Facility at the SRS and managed by the NNSA. As a result, the project team is
currently developing a conceptual design report, including NEPA and other documentation to
support Critical Decision (CD) -1 (Approve Alternative Selection and Cost Range), in
accordance with DOE Order 413.3B. CD-1 is expected to be approved in the 2nd quarter of
FY 2011. As part of the preliminary execution strategy for the combined approach, the project
has been divided into four sub-projects. These are: 1) stabilization and packaging (S&P) line,
2) material storage (MS), 3) infrastructure and 4) pit processing, respectively. Establishing these
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