Terminal Status Report for the Processing Refabrication Experiment

A review of progress in the PRE program is presented. It is pointed out that this program is a significant contribution to the concept of low- decontamination processing for irradiated nuclear fuels. In the mock-up program, equipment development progressed to the point where a facility for processing metallic uranium fuel may be designed which can be remotely operated and maintained. A study of equipment for processing UO/sub 2/ fuels was started and it is estimated that an additional year of research and development are required to design a facility for processing this material. (J.R.D.)