Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
By: edited by Theodore A. Parish, Vyacheslav V. Khromov, Igor Carron
Contributors: Khromov, V. V. (Vi͡acheslav Vasilʹevich); Carron, Igor
Series: NATO Science Series, Series 1: Disarmament Technologies, 1389-1820 -- 23; NATO science series -- 23.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9789401145916
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Safety Issues Asociated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Moscow, 2-6 September 1997
Description: This NATO Advanced Research Workshop draws together Russian and Western specialists in a discussion of problems associated with the safe elimination of both weapons-grade and reactor-grade plutonium in reactors. The papers generally concern safety issues associated with utilizing plutonium in the nuclear fuel cycle, including facility requirements, licensing issues, proliferation risks, and a variety of advanced concepts for nuclear fuel cycles. The book moves from a discussion of general considerations for plutonium use/disposal to cover aspects of the fuel cycle and reprocessing aspects, its use in existing and near-future reactors, and its use in advanced reactors.