Stabilization, Packaging and Storage Criteria

DOE-STD-3013-2004

Safeguards

The maximum plutonium concentration upon which Materials

Termination Limit

Control and Accountability and physical protection can be

terminated if conditions in DOE Order 5633.3B, Chapter I,

Paragraph 1.l are met. If safeguards guidance beyond that

contained in the references is applicable to one or more sites, the

governing guidance shall be that applicable to the packaging site.

Stabilized Material

Material that will not cause the design basis of the container

described in this Standard to be exceeded through pressure

generation, corrosion, or excessive stress over a design life of 50

years.

Stabilization, Packaging and Storage Criteria

6.1

Stabilized Materials

Because of the significant differences in the chemical and physical properties of metals, oxides,

and engineered materials (and in their processing methods) criteria are provided for each

material category.

6.1.1 Plutonium-Bearing Metals and Alloys

1. Metal pieces to be packaged shall have a specific surface area less than 100

mm2/g. This limit may be implemented by either restricting pieces such that each

weighs at least 50 g or by performing calculations for each material type and

performing appropriate physical measurements (for example, weight, dimensional

measurements, etc.) on each piece. In no case shall pieces less than 10 g be

packaged. Foils, turnings and wires shall not be packaged under this Standard.

2. At the time of packaging, metals shall be visually free of non-adherent corrosion

products (including oxide), liquids, and organic materials such as plastics and oils.

3. Briquettes made by pressing plutonium turnings shall not be stored under the

provisions of this Standard.

6.1.2 Oxides

Stabilization Conditions: Oxides shall be stabilized by heating the material in an