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                                 CHAPTER VI

                             INACTIVE MATERIALS

1.  GENERAL.  The management of inactive nuclear material has as its primary
    objective the prompt return of material to the DOE supply inventory
    after it is no longer needed by the user program.  The management
    process includes:  early determination that the material is inactive;
    proper characterization of the material as to quantity and chemical and
    physical composition; identification of programs that can use the
    material in its existing form; processing of materials, if needed, for
    long-term safe storage or distribution to user programs; and the
    availability of acceptable facilities for long-term storage.

2.  REQUIREMENTS.

    a.   Usable Inactive Nuclear Materials.

         (1)  "M" Project Numbers.  Field offices shall assign an "M"
              project number to usable inactive nuclear material returned
              from user projects for which they have programmatic
              responsibility.  The establishment of "M" project numbers must
              be approved in advance by the Office of Nuclear Weapons
              Management.  Nuclear material transferred from a user project
              number to an "M" project number is considered a "return" for
              allotment purposes (see Chapter IV).

         (2)  Inactive Materials Bulletins.  Field offices will issue
              Inactive Materials Bulletins to other field offices and the
              Office of Nuclear Weapons Management, to notify potential
              users of the availability of usable inactive nuclear
              materials.  Inactive Materials Bulletins should contain
              descriptive information on the nuclear material, including
              quantity, assay, and chemical and physical form.

         (3)  Requesting Usable Inactive Materials.  Field offices that have
              contractors that are interested in obtaining nuclear materials
              listed in an Inactive Materials Bulletin should contact the
              Office of Nuclear Weapons Management with details of the
              planned use for the material.  If justified, the Office of
              Nuclear Weapons Management will authorize transfer of the
              material.  Nuclear material obtained by a user program from an
              "M" project number is considered a "withdrawal" for allotment
              purposes (see Chapter IV).

         (4)  Transfers of "M" Project Materials.  Nuclear material with an
              "M" project number retains its "M" designator, irrespective of
              location, until transferred to a user program, a supply
              project, or the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste
              Management for management.  "M" project material may not be
              transferred, shipped offsite, or processed without approval by
              the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management.

         (5)  Handling and Storage of "M" Project Materials.  The field
              office program which supplies the usable inactive nuclear
              material that is designated with an "M" project number is
              responsible for all costs associated with the handling and
              storage of such material until it is transferred to other user
              programs or transferred to another site for storage and/or
              processing and the receiving site assumes management and
              financial responsibility.

         (6)  Processing "M" Project Materials.  Field offices responsible
              for contractors who process "M" project materials to other
              product forms shall assign supply project numbers to the
              processed products.  The use of such supply project numbers
              must be approved in advance by the Office of Nuclear Weapons
              Management.

    b.   Unusable Inactive Nuclear Materials

         (1)  Unirradiated Scrap at Sites Without Processing Capability.

              (a)  Retention Determination.  Field offices responsible for
                   programs that generate unusable nuclear material scrap
                   and residues are responsible for determining if the
                   materials should be retained for future processing or
                   discarded.  Such determinations should be based on
                   discard methodology or guidance issued by the Office of
                   Nuclear Weapons Management.  If assistance is needed, the
                   appropriate Central Scrap Management Office or the Office
                   of Nuclear Weapons Management should be contacted.  If
                   the material is to be retained, the field office shall
                   assign an "E" project number.  Normally, this is
                   accomplished by replacing the first character of the
                   project number with an "E".  The "E" project
                   identification is retained, irrespective of location of
                   the material, until the material is actually processed
                   for recovery.  If the material is to be discarded,
                   disposal must be coordinated with the Office of
                   Environmental Restoration and Waste Management program.
                   Discarded material to be retained in inventory under the
                   program management control of the Office of Environmental
                   Restoration and Waste Management shall be assigned an "I"
                   project number.  Discarded material disposed of as waste
                   shall be removed from the accountability system in
                   accordance with DOE 5633.3A, 5633.4, and 5633.5.

              (b)  Handling and Storage of "E" Project Material.  The field
                   office program that generates nuclear material scrap and
                   residues which are designated as "E" project material,
                   maintains responsibility for all costs associated with
                   handling, storage, and characterization (if required) of
                   the material until it is sent to another site for storage
                   and/or processing, and the receiving site assumes
                   management and financial responsibility.

              (c)  Central Scrap Management Office Activities.  The Central
                   Scrap Management Office shall have primary responsibility
                   for arranging for the transfer of "E" project material
                   for processing and/or storage and actual processing of
                   the material.  The Central Scrap Management Office shall
                   coordinate these activities with the Office of Nuclear
                   Weapons Management.

              (d)  Processing "E" Project Material.  The field office
                   responsible for the contractor that processes "E" project
                   material to an acceptable product form shall assign an
                   appropriate "supply" project number to the product.  The
                   use of supply project numbers must be approved in advance
                   by the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management.

         (2)  Unirradiated Scrap at Sites With Processing Capability.

              (a)  Retention Determination.  Field offices responsible for
                   programs that generate unusable nuclear material scrap
                   and residues are responsible for determining if the
                   material should be retained for future processing or
                   discarded.  The decision should be based on discard
                   methodology or guidance issued by the Office of Nuclear
                   Weapons Management.  If assistance is needed, the
                   appropriate Central Scrap Management Office or the Office
                   of Nuclear Weapons Management should be contacted.  If
                   the material is to be retained and it will not be
                   processed onsite to a product form within a 2-year
                   period, the field office shall assign it an "E" project
                   number.  (Scrap that is expected to be processed within
                   the 2-year period retains its project number and shall be
                   handled according to procedures established by the
                   cognizant field office.)  The "E" project identification
                   is retained, irrespective of location of the material,
                   until the material is actually recovered.  For material
                   to be discarded, disposal must be coordinated with the
                   Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
                   Discarded material retained in inventory under the
                   program management control of the Office of Environmental
                   Restoration and Waste Management shall be assigned an "I"
                   project number.  Discarded material disposed of as waste
                   shall be removed from the accountability system in
                   accordance with DOE 5633.A, 5633.4 and 5633.5.

              (b)  Processing Arrangements.

                   1    Onsite Processing.  The field office responsible for
                        the contractor that generates and processes the "E"
                        project material shall have the primary
                        responsibility for arranging and scheduling the
                        processing of the material.  Such activities shall
                        be coordinated with the Office of Nuclear Weapons
                        Management.

                   2    Offsite Processing.  It may be desirable to process
                        "E" project material at a site other than where
                        generated.  In such instances, the field office
                        responsible for establishing the "E" project should
                        contact the appropriate Central Scrap Management
                        Office for materials disposition arrangements.
                        Central Scrap Management Office responsibilities for
                        this material will be similar to that under
                        paragraph 2b(1)(c), "Central Scrap Management Office
                        Activities."

              (c)  Processing "E" Project Material.  The field office
                   responsible for the contractor that processes the "E"
                   project materials to an acceptable product form shall
                   assign appropriate "supply" project numbers to the
                   product.  The use of supply project numbers must be
                   approved in advance by the Office of Nuclear Weapons
                   Management.

         (3)  Unusable Irradiated Nuclear Material.

              (a)  Project Identification.  Field offices responsible for
                   contractors that generate unusable irradiated nuclear
                   material are responsible for assigning "E" project
                   numbers to the material unless it is scheduled for onsite
                   processing to a product form within 2 years (in which
                   case the material retains its project number) or the
                   material is transferred to the Office of Environmental
                   Restoration and Waste Management.  Nuclear material
                   assigned an "E" project number will retain that
                   identification until the material is recovered or
                   transferred to the Office of Environmental Restoration
                   and Waste Management.

              (b)  Processing "E" Project Materials.  The field office
                   responsible for the contractor that processes irradiated
                   nuclear material with an "E" project number shall assign
                   an appropriate supply project number to the recovered
                   material if it is processed to an acceptable product
                   form.  The use of supply project numbers shall be
                   approved in advance by the Office of Nuclear Weapons
                   Management.

              (c)  Transfer of Nuclear Material to the Office of
                   Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.  Unusable
                   irradiated nuclear material having "E" project
                   identification that is transferred to the Office of
                   Environmental Restoration and Waste Management for
                   program management shall be redesignated with an "I"
                   project number.  The field office responsible for the
                   site holding the material is responsible for establishing
                   and reporting the "I" project number.  If needed, the
                   Office of Nuclear Weapons Management should be contacted
                   for assistance in establishing the project number.

              (d)  Transfer of Sites to the Office of Environmental
                   Restoration and Waste Management for Management Control.
                   When sites are transferred to the Office of Environmental
                   Restoration and Waste Management for management control,
                   any unusable irradiated nuclear material existing at the
                   sites shall be redesignated with an "I" project number if
                   there are no plans to recover the nuclear material.  The
                   procedures for establishing the "I" project numbers are
                   the same as paragraph (3)(c) above.  (See "I" Material
                   definition.)

         (4)  Unirradiated Nuclear Material at Sites Controlled by the
              Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
              Unirradiated nuclear material at sites controlled by the
              Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
              (material categorized as waste not included) shall be
              identified by an appropriate project number.

              (a)  Unusable nuclear materials under the program management
                   of the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste
                   Management, for which no recovery processing is planned
                   (except that which is incidental to stabilization), shall
                   be identified with an "I" project number.  The field
                   office responsible for the site controlled by the Office
                   of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management shall
                   establish the "I" project number.  If needed, the Office
                   of Nuclear Weapons Management should be contacted for
                   assistance in establishing the project number.

              (b)  Other nuclear materials (such as scrap and residues held
                   for future recovery onsite or elsewhere and other forms
                   of material held for future recovery and/or use) shall be
                   identified with appropriate project numbers established
                   by the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management.  The field
                   office responsible for the site controlled by the Office
                   of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management should
                   contact the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management to
                   establish these project numbers.

    c.   Reserves. The Office of Nuclear Weapons Management is responsible
         for managing the nuclear material reserves.  The primary source of
         the nuclear material for these reserves is retired nuclear warheads
         returned to DOE by DOD.  However, other inactive nuclear materials
         (both usable and unusable) in DOE inventories may also be
         designated reserves.  The Office of Nuclear Weapons Management will
         establish specific project numbers to identify nuclear materials in
         the reserve category.

3.  RESPONSIBILITIES.

    a.   Field Offices.

         (1)  Assign "M" project numbers to usable inactive nuclear
              materials (coordination with the Office of Nuclear Weapons
              Management).

         (2)  Issue Inactive Materials Bulletins to advertise the
              availability of usable inactive nuclear materials.

         (3)  Assist contractors in determining if unusable nuclear material
              scrap and residues generated at their sites should be retained
              or discarded.  (Based on discard methodology or guidance
              provided by the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management and/or
              guidance from the appropriate Central Scrap Management
              Office.)

         (4)  Assign "E" project numbers to unusable inactive nuclear
              material scrap and residues, and irradiated nuclear fuel and
              targets.

         (5)  Assign "supply" project numbers to nuclear material product
              forms obtained from processing "E" and, if applicable, "M"
              project materials (coordination with the Office of Nuclear
              Weapons Management).

         (6)  Assign "I" project numbers to unusable nuclear materials
              transferred to the Office of Environmental Restoration and
              Waste Management according to the procedures in this Order.

         (7)  Fund for all costs associated with the handling, storage and
              characterization (if required) of nuclear material scrap and
              residues generated from their programs, even after such
              material is designated as "E" or "M" project material.  This
              responsibility continues until the material is sent to another
              site for storage and/or processing and the receiving site
              assumes management and funding responsibility.

         (8)  Fund for Central Scrap Management Office operations, if
              applicable.

    b.   Headquarters Programs.

         (1)  Review nuclear material inventories assigned to their programs
              to ensure that continued retention is justified.

         (2)  Report program changes that will result in the generation of
              unneeded materials (such as a reduction in funding level), to
              the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management and the applicable
              field office.

         (3)  Fund for the storage, handling, characterization, packaging,
              and shipment of nuclear materials generated in their programs
              as noted in paragraph 3a(7) above.

    c.   Director of the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management.

         (1)  Assists field offices in establishing project numbers.

         (2)  Authorizes the use of "M" project numbers.

         (3)  Manages "M" project nuclear materials.

         (4)  Coordinates management of "E" project materials.

         (5)  Coordinates disposition of usable inactive nuclear materials
              reported on Inactive Materials Bulletins.

         (6)  Investigates the uses of inactive nuclear materials by other
              Government agencies and/or sale to industry.

         (7)  Issues nuclear material values, methodology, and guidance to
              determine the merits of recovering, continuing to store, or
              discarding nuclear materials.

         (8)  Determines if scrap containing nuclear material is to be
              discarded, if requested by the field offices or DOE
              management.  These requests should be limited to special cases
              where discard limits have not been established or an exemption
              from established discard limits is being requested.

         (9)  Manages nuclear material reserves, as defined by Presidential
              directive, law, or strategic management plans.

    d.   Central Scrap Management Offices.  Arrange for the transfer of "E"
         project nuclear material scrap and residues to other sites, and
         schedule the processing of such materials to a product form
         (coordination with the Office of Nuclear Weapons Management).

    e.   Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program.  Manages
         "I" project materials and other nuclear materials designated for
         the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
         program management.