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Reason for Transmittal IG) Disposition IH) & (I) i. S. a. D or NIA 1 Approval 4 Review 1 Approved 4 Reviewed nolcornmenf see WHC-CM-3~5. 2 Release 5 Post-Review 2. Approvsd wicornment 5. Reviewed wicomrnent jec.12.71 3. Information 6. Dibt. IRscsipt Acknow Required) 3. D~sappr~vsrl wlcornmant 6. Receipt acknowledged 1 7 SlGNATURElDlSTRlBUTlON (See Approval Daeignator for required signatures) [ I Approved u/comnents [ 1 Disapproved W c m n t s BD-'WC-172-1 HNF-3377, Rev. 0

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A b s t r a c t : A s t r a t e g y was developed f o r t h e second phase o f t h e whole element furnace t e s t i n g o f damaged f u e l removed from t h e K West Basin. The Phase I1 t e s t i n g can be d i v i d e d i n t o t h r e e groups c o v e r i n g o x i d a t i o n o f whole element i n moist i n e r t atmospheres, d r y i n g elements f o r p o s t Cold Vacuum D r y i n g s t a g i n g t e s t s , and d r y i n g a d d i t i o n a l K West elements t o p r o v i d e c o n f i r m a t i o n o f t h e r e s u l t s from t h e f i r s t s e r i e s o f damaged