Analysis of civilian processing programs in reduction of excess separated plutonium and high-enriched uranium

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:195631

Persiani, P J

The purpose of this preliminary investigation is to explore alternatives and strategies aimed at the gradual reduction of the excess inventories of separated plutonium and high-enriched uranium (HEU) in the civilian nuclear power industry. The study attempts to establish a technical and economic basis to assist in the formation of alternative approaches consistent with nonproliferation and safeguards concerns. The analysis addresses several options in reducing the excess separated plutonium and HEU, and the consequences on nonproliferation and safeguards policy assessments resulting from the interacting synergistic effects between fuel cycle processes and isotopic signatures of nuclear materials.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 195631
• Report Number(s): ANL/TD/CP-85180; CONF-950919-13; ON: DE96004807; TRN: 96:008285
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS international conference on evaluation of emerging nuclear fuel cycle systems, Versailles (France), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PLUTONIUM
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PLUTONIUM RECYCLE
URANIUM RECYCLE
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
SPENT FUELS
REPROCESSING
MIXED OXIDE FUELS
FUEL CYCLE CENTERS
PWR TYPE REACTORS