This report explores the potential for producing weapons-grade plutonium using conventional industrial resources, oxides of natural uranium (namely UO{sub 3}), and either heavy water or reactor-grade graphite. Using established codes and data for nuclear analysis, it is demonstrated that physics-based reactor models capable of producing kilogram quantities of weapons-grade plutonium can be readily conceived. The basic assumptions and analysis approach are discussed together with the results of the analysis
The potential for reducing plutonium inventories in the civilian nuclear fuel cycle through recycle ...
The following report provides a rich resource of information for exploring fuel cycle characteristic...
The US and the Former Soviet Union (FSU) have recently declared quantities of weapons materials, inc...
One of the main characteristics of Heavy Water Moderated Reactors is their high production of pluton...
The US DOE Office of Fissile Material Disposition is examining options for placing fissile materials...
The potential for a relatively non-advanced nation to covertly acquire a significant quantity of wea...
>A study was made of the processes available for fabrication of plutonium-containing fuel from a fas...
This paper discusses concepts for three-component fuel bundles containing plutonium, uranium and tho...
International audienceAccording to almost all forward-looking studies, the world's energy consumptio...
A recent Oak Ridge National Laboratory report provided preliminary analyses to propose alternative d...
International audienceThis paper present basic nuclear reactor physics that may help to understand n...
Over the lifetime of a production reactor, neutrons from the fission process not only convert U-238 ...
In the recent years, non-proliferation of nuclear materials has become an important issue, regarding...
Nuclear parameter variations are presented for sodium graphite reactors using Pu-spiked natural U as...
As a result of dismantling the bomb, there is about 100 MT of excess weapons grade plutonium in the ...
The potential for reducing plutonium inventories in the civilian nuclear fuel cycle through recycle ...
The following report provides a rich resource of information for exploring fuel cycle characteristic...
The US and the Former Soviet Union (FSU) have recently declared quantities of weapons materials, inc...
One of the main characteristics of Heavy Water Moderated Reactors is their high production of pluton...
The US DOE Office of Fissile Material Disposition is examining options for placing fissile materials...
The potential for a relatively non-advanced nation to covertly acquire a significant quantity of wea...
>A study was made of the processes available for fabrication of plutonium-containing fuel from a fas...
This paper discusses concepts for three-component fuel bundles containing plutonium, uranium and tho...
International audienceAccording to almost all forward-looking studies, the world's energy consumptio...
A recent Oak Ridge National Laboratory report provided preliminary analyses to propose alternative d...
International audienceThis paper present basic nuclear reactor physics that may help to understand n...
Over the lifetime of a production reactor, neutrons from the fission process not only convert U-238 ...
In the recent years, non-proliferation of nuclear materials has become an important issue, regarding...
Nuclear parameter variations are presented for sodium graphite reactors using Pu-spiked natural U as...
As a result of dismantling the bomb, there is about 100 MT of excess weapons grade plutonium in the ...
The potential for reducing plutonium inventories in the civilian nuclear fuel cycle through recycle ...
The following report provides a rich resource of information for exploring fuel cycle characteristic...
The US and the Former Soviet Union (FSU) have recently declared quantities of weapons materials, inc...