You are here  Audit Report: IG-0522  September 11, 2001  The
Plutonium Immobilization Plant at the Savannah River Site  In
September 2000, the United States and the Russian Federation
entered into an agreement stipulating that each country would
irreversibly transform 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium
into forms that cannot be used for weapons purposes. As part of
the United States' commitment, the Department of Energy has
developed plans to dispose of 8.4 metric tons of the plutonium
and convert 25.6 metric tons into mixed oxide reactor fuel. Both
operations are to take place at the Savannah River Site (Site).