Author: Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Steering CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Nuclear nonproliferation
Languages : en
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Joint U.S./Russian Plutonium Disposition Study
Author: Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Steering CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear nonproliferation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Study
Author: Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Steering CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear nonproliferation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
U.S.-Russian Joint Study Report for Geologic Disposition Options Combined Report
Author: Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Steering Committee. Geologic Disposal Working GroupPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear nonproliferation
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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The U.S.-Russian Joint Studies on Using Power Reactors to Disposition Surplus Weapon Plutonium as Spent Fuel
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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In 1996, the US and the Russian Federation completed an initial joint study of the candidate options for the disposition of surplus weapons plutonium in both countries. The options included long term storage, immobilization of the plutonium in glass or ceramic for geologic disposal, and the conversion of weapons plutonium to spent fuel in power reactors. For the latter option, the US is only considering the use of existing light water reactors (LWRs) with no new reactor construction for plutonium disposition, or the use of Canadian deuterium uranium (CANDU) heavy water reactors. While Russia advocates building new reactors, the cost is high, and the continuing joint study of the Russian options is considering only the use of existing VVER-1000 LWRs in Russia and possibly Ukraine, the existing BN-60O fast neutron reactor at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia, or the use of the Canadian CANDU reactors. Six of the seven existing VVER-1000 reactors in Russia and the eleven VVER-1000 reactors in Ukraine are all of recent vintage and can be converted to use partial MOX cores. These existing VVER-1000 reactors are capable of converting almost 300 kg of surplus weapons plutonium to spent fuel each year with minimum nuclear power plant modifications. Higher core loads may be achievable in future years.
U.S.-Russian joint study report of geologic disposition options for excess plutonium from dismantled nuclear weapons
Author: Joint United States/Russian Plutonium Disposition Steering Committee. Geologic Disposal Working GroupPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear nonproliferation
Languages : en
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Accelerating the Disposition of Russian Weapon-grade Plutonium
Author: Joint U.S.-Russian Working Group on Cost Analysis and Economics in Plutonium DispositionPublisher:
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Category : Plutonium
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Scenarios and Costs in the Disposition of Weapon-grade Plutonium Withdrawn from Russia's Nuclear Military Programs
Author: Joint U.S.-Russian Working Group on Cost Analysis and Economics in Plutonium DispositionPublisher:
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Category : Plutonium
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Reactor-Based Plutonium Disposition
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Languages : en
Pages : 11
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The end of the Cold War has created a legacy of surplus fissile materials (plutonium and highly enriched uranium) in the United States (U.S.) and the former Soviet Union. These materials pose a danger to national and international security. During the past few years, the U.S. and Russia have engaged in an ongoing dialog concerning the safe storage and disposition of surplus fissile material stockpiles. In January 1997, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the U.S. would pursue a dual track approach to rendering approximately 50 metric tons of plutonium inaccessible for use in nuclear weapons. One track involves immobilizing the plutonium by combining it with high-level radioactive waste in glass or ceramic ''logs''. The other method, referred to as reactor-based disposition, converts plutonium into mixed oxide (MOX) fuel for nuclear reactors. The U.S. and Russia are moving ahead rapidly to develop and demonstrate the technology required to implement the MOX option in their respective countries. U.S. MOX fuel research and development activities were started in the 1950s, with irradiation of MOX fuel rods in commercial light water reactors (LWR) from the 1960s--1980s. In all, a few thousand MOX fuel rods were successfully irradiated. Though much of this work was performed with weapons-grade or ''near'' weapons-grade plutonium--and favorable fuel performance was observed--the applicability of this data for licensing and use of weapons-grade MOX fuel manufactured with modern fuel fabrication processes is somewhat limited. The U.S. and Russia are currently engaged in an intensive research, development, and demonstration program to support implementation of the MOX option in our two countries. This paper focuses on work performed in the U.S. and provides a brief summary of joint U.S./Russian work currently underway.
Scenarios and Costs in the Disposition of Weapon-grade Plutonium Withdrawn from Russia's Nuclear Military Programs
Author: U.S. Department of Energy Plutonium Disposition Study
Author: United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear EnergyPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear fuels
Languages : en
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