Table 9. Plutonium in Waste (Normal Operating Losses) at Major DOE Sites (kg Pu)
Fiscal Year |
Rocky Flats |
Hanford Site |
Los Alamos |
Savannah River |
1944 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1945 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1946 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1947 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1948 |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
1949 |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
1950 |
- |
0.1 |
- |
- |
1951 |
- |
5.1 |
- |
- |
1952 |
- |
12.8 |
- |
- |
1953 |
- |
71.7 |
- |
- |
1954 |
0.1 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
1955 |
0.5 |
18.8 |
- |
0.9 |
1956 |
2.6 |
21.9 |
- |
3.4 |
1957 |
2.3 |
35.2 |
- |
3.0 |
1958 |
4.5 |
23.8 |
- |
3.2 |
1959 |
4.7 |
17.0 |
- |
4.6 |
1960 |
4.4 |
24.8 |
- |
11.9 |
1961 |
5.4 |
20.2 |
- |
30.9 |
1962 |
6.0 |
16.7 |
- |
1.4 |
1963 |
8.6 |
25.8 |
- |
7.6 |
1964 |
21.2 |
25.3 |
- |
13.6 |
1965 |
22.6 |
32.1 |
- |
10.8 |
1966 |
31.9 |
28.5 |
- |
7.3 |
1967 |
72.0 |
13.4 |
- |
10.4 |
1968 |
68.1 |
26.2 |
4.3 [note 23] |
5.4 |
1969 |
38.9 |
21.7 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
1970 |
38.7 |
18.5 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
1971 |
23.5 |
15.8 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
1972 |
12.6 |
26.4 |
0.4 |
5.3 |
1973 |
24.1 |
15.3 |
0.7 |
25.8 |
1974 |
26.3 |
11.4 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
1975 |
51.4 |
19.9 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
1976 |
29.2 |
18.4 |
4.6 |
9.8 |
1977 |
35.1 |
6.5 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
1978 |
20.4 |
49.3 |
8.2 |
12.4 |
1979 |
14.6 |
34.0 |
13.1 |
10.2 |
1980 |
15.3 |
53.0 |
20.0 |
14.0 |
1981 |
18.3 |
30.7 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
1982 |
48.5 |
43.2 |
55.1 |
18.0 |
1983 |
51.3 |
8.3 |
69.7 |
11.0 |
1984 |
61.2 |
28.5 |
78.9 |
17.3 |
1985 |
64.8 |
51.7 |
92.4 |
49.4 |
1986 |
95.1 |
46.8 |
84.8 |
49.9 |
1987 |
33.4 |
43.6 |
24.7 |
33.7 |
1988 |
34.7 |
22.2 |
26.9 |
34.6 |
1989 |
21.4 |
17.3 |
28.8 |
5.5 |
1990 |
6.3 |
24.9 |
18.9 |
9.1 |
1991 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1992 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
1993 |
0.1 |
11.6 |
24.9 |
0.5 |
1994 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
Total |
1,024.3 |
1,060.8 |
610.0 |
508.4 |