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LANL SNL ZMachine PuICE Waste 2012

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Executive Summary

This 2012 technical paper, authored by researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, describes the collaborative process for managing transuranic waste generated during Plutonium Isentropic Compression Experiments at the Z machine facility. It details the characterization, packaging, and transportation protocols required to safely return experimental residues to Los Alamos for eventual disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Analysis Confidence: High
ST_CODE: 83E02D

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DOC-1123798

Process Date

8/9/2026

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COMPLETE

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INTRODUCTION

LA-UR- Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. A Q Los Alamos N ATIONAL LABORATORY ---EST.1943 --- Title: A Journey From Sandia To Los Alamos - 12465 Author(s): K. K. Goyal, Los Alamos National Laboratory B.J. Humphrey, Weston Solutions Inc. J.W. Gluth, Raytheon KTech T . J. Krause, Weston Solutions Inc. M.L. Kiefer, Sandia National Laboratory S. Haynes, Sandia National Laboratory Intended for: Waste Management Symposia 2012 Phoenix, Arizona February 26, 2012 Los Alamos National Laboratory, an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, is operated by the Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-ACS2-06NA2S396. By acceptance of this article, the publisher recognizes that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or to allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. Los Alamos National Laboratory requests that the publisher identify this article as work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy. Los Alamos National Laboratory strongly supports academic freedom and a researcher's right to publish; as an institution, however, the Laboratory does not endorse the viewpoint of a publication or guarantee its technical correctness. Form 836 (7/06) WM2012, February 26 - March 1, 2012, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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