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A Letters from the Department of Energy to the Committee on Electrometallurgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment
Pages 31-35

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From page 31...
... sodium-bonded fuel. Included in this appendix are copies of letters from DOE to the committee describing these new tasks for the third phase of this study.
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From page 32...
... The Department is very pleased with the assessments on the Argonne National Laboratory electrometallurgical reseats h and development activity carried out 6, the National Research Council, Committee on Electromcrallwgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment. The Commitsce's reports have been of considerable value lo the Department in evaluating the technical progress of the clectromc~lurgical rcscarch program.
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From page 33...
... It is the Deparunent's expectation that the Committee will assess the applicability of alternative technologies in considering the viability of electrometallurgical technology. Further, we request the Committee's evaluation of criteria developed by Argonne National Laboratory and the Department to determine the sues of Tic demonstration project We request that the Copout ittee's consideration of alternative treannent technologies and of the success criteria be provided to the Department in the next of its reports to be completed by Apnl 1998.
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From page 34...
... 20418 Dear Dr. Raber: We are pleased that the National Research Council, `'Committee on Electrome~ur~c~ Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment," is continuing its assessments of Argonne National Laboratory's electrometaDur~cal research and development activities, pursuant to our letter of October 3 I, 1997.
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... Raber National Academy of Sciences National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Wash~ngton,D.C.
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