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As executive vice president for industry strategy at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Jeff Place leads INPO’s industry-facing work, engaging directly with chief nuclear officers.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 32 | Number 1 | January 1977 | Pages 25-29
Technical Paper | Materials in Waste Storage / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31734
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Large quantities of plutonium-contaminated waste are generated at the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration’s nuclear weapons facility, the Rocky Flats Plant. Liquid and solid wastes are generated and treated to produce immobile, stable, solidified wastes. Effective waste management techniques have been incorporated to significantly reduce the volume of waste. Packaging systems have been designed to meet the 20-yr retrievability requirement.