Impact of ADTT concepts on the management of global plutonium inventories

Davidson, J W; Krakowski, R A; Arthur, E D

Title: Impact of ADTT concepts on the management of global plutonium inventories

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The impact of a number of current and future nuclear systems on global plutonium inventories is assessed under realistic forecasts of nuclear power growth. Advanced systems, such as those employing Accelerator Driven Transmutation Technologies (ADTT) and liquid metal reactors, show significant promise for meeting future plutonium management needs. These analyses also indicate requirements for a higher level of detail in the nuclear fuel cycle model and for development of a metric to more quantitatively assess the proliferation risk of plutonium arising from the civilian fuel cycle.

Authors:: Davidson, J W; Krakowski, R A; Arthur, E D

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 262997

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-96-1868; CONF-960639-3
ON: DE96012626; TRN: 96:016999

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 2. international conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications, Kalmar (Sweden), 3-7 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; INVENTORIES; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; FUEL CYCLE; TRANSMUTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT

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                    Davidson, J W, Krakowski, R A, and Arthur, E D. Impact of ADTT concepts on the management of global plutonium inventories.  United States: N. p., 1996. 
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                    Davidson, J W, Krakowski, R A, and Arthur, E D. 1996.  
        "Impact of ADTT concepts on the management of global plutonium inventories".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/262997.

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