Modifications to LLNL Plutonium Packaging System (PuPS) to Achieve ASME VIII UW-13.2(d) Requirements for the DOE Standard 3013-00 Outer Can Weld

摘要

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Plutonium Packaging System (PuPS) prepares packages to meet the DOE Standard 3013. The PuPS equipment was supplied by the British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL). The DOE Standard 3013 requires that the welding of the Outer Can meets ASME Section VIII Division 1. ASME Section VIII references to ASME Section IX for most of the welding requirements, but UW-13.2 (d) of Section VIII requires a certain depth and width of the weld.