The gas centrifuge and nuclear weapons proliferation

Journal Article · Fri May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4876322· OSTI ID:22280431

Wood, Houston G. ^[1]; Glaser, Alexander ^[2]; Kemp, R. Scott ^[3]

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1. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)
2. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Program on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
3. Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

Uranium enrichment by centrifugation is the basis for the quick and efficient production of nuclear fuel-or nuclear weapons.

• OSTI ID: 22280431
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1596, Issue 1; Conference: Short course on nuclear weapon issues in the 21st century, Washington, DC (United States), 2-3 Nov 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
CENTRIFUGATION
GAS CENTRIFUGES
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PROLIFERATION