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... The first task was to provide an ongoing evaluation of ANL's R&D activity on electrometallurgical techniques for the treatment of DOE spent fuel, including their specific application in both the EBR-II spent fuel redirected research program at ANL-E and the fuel treatment program at ANL-W associated with We ongoing shutdown of the EBR-II. The second task was to evaluate the scientific and technological issues associated with extending this R&D program to handle plutonium, should We DOE decide that an electrometallurgical treatment option for the disposition of excess weapons plutonium would be worm pursuing.
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