Management And Disposition Of Excess Weapons Plutonium
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Author |
: National Academy of Sciences |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 1995-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309051453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309051452 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium by : National Academy of Sciences
Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. Hundreds of tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed for weapons purposes and will pose urgent challenges to international security. This is the supporting volume to a study by the Committee on International Security and Arms Control which dealt with all phases of the management and disposition of these materials. This technical study concentrates on the option for the disposition of plutonium, looking in detail at the different types of reactors in which weapons plutonium could be burned and at the vitrification of plutonium, and comparing them using economic, security and environmental criteria.
Author |
: National Academy of Sciences |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1994-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0309050421 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780309050425 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium by : National Academy of Sciences
Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. A hundred tons or more of plutonium and tons of highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed. The management and disposition of these fissile materials, the essential ingredients of nuclear weapons, pose urgent challenges for international security. This book offers recommendations for all phases of the problem, from dismantlement of excess warheads, through intermediate storage of the fissle materials they contain, to ultimate disposition of the plutonium.
Author |
: John P. Holdren |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1411929669 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management and dispositon of excess weapons plutonium by : John P. Holdren
Author |
: William J. Weida |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2019-07-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429816765 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429816766 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Regaining Security by : William J. Weida
First published in 1997, this volume observes that of all the materials, systems and facilities that designed and operated nuclear weapons, the most readily available assets for reuse are often identified as the highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium from warheads. However, proliferation concerns the reuse of much of this material unlikely. This book explores the economic issues surrounding the major expenditures facing the US as it attempts to dispose of weapon-grade nuclear materials in a proliferation-resistant manner. The book discusses the economic values of plutonium and HEU, the economic nature of the nuclear industry, reprocessing and operations costs, the economics of ‘burning’ plutonium to generate electrical power, the economics of down-blending and ‘burning’ HEU, military conversion as a rationale for selecting plutonium disposition options, the economics of transmutation, and the economics of other proposals ranging from monitored surface storage to vitrification. The book concludes by identifying the major cost drivers affecting all disposition options.
Author |
: National Academy of Sciences |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 76 |
Release |
: 2000-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309073202 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309073200 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Spent-Fuel Standard for Disposition of Excess Weapon Plutonium by : National Academy of Sciences
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: CSIS Senior Policy Panel on the Safe, Timely, and Effective Disposition of Surplus U.S. and Russian Weapons-Grade Plutonium |
Publisher |
: CSIS |
Total Pages |
: 68 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 089206336X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780892063369 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Synopsis Disposing of Weapons-grade Plutonium by : CSIS Senior Policy Panel on the Safe, Timely, and Effective Disposition of Surplus U.S. and Russian Weapons-Grade Plutonium
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: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105050464671 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Plutonium Disposition and the U.S. Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee
Author |
: Leslie J. Jardine |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 8 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:39211807 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium from Dismantled Weapons by : Leslie J. Jardine
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: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Panel on Reactor-Related Options for the Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822016565228 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium by : National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Panel on Reactor-Related Options for the Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium
Author |
: E.R. Merz |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 360 |
Release |
: 1995-12-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0792338413 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780792338413 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Disposal of Weapon Plutonium by : E.R. Merz
This NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Disposal of Weapons Plutonium is a follow-up event to two preceding workshops, each dealing with a special subject within the overall disarmament issue: "Disposition of Weapon Plutonium", sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. The first workshop of this series was held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London on 24-25 January 1994, entitled "Managing the Plutonium Surplus, Applications, and Options". Its over all goal was to clarify the current situation with respect to pluto nium characteristics and availability, the technical options for use or disposal, and their main technical, environmental, and economic constraints. In the immediate term, plutonium recovered from dismantled nuclear warheads will have to be stored securely, and under international safeguards if possible. In the intermediate term, the principal alter natives for disposition of this plutonium are: irradiation in mixed oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies in existing commercial light-water reac tors or in specially adapted light-water reactors capable of operation with full cores of MOX fuel .and irradiation in future fast reactors. Another option is to blend plutonium with high-level waste as it is vitrified for final disposal in a geologic repository. In both cases, the high radioactivity of the resulting products provides "self shielding" and prevents separation of plutonium without already developed and available sophisticated technology. The so-called "spent fuel standard" as an effective protection barrier is - quired in either case.