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Title: Some political issues related to future special nuclear materials production

Abstract

The Federal Government must take action to assure the future adequate supply of special nuclear materials for nuclear weapons. Existing statutes permit the construction of advanced defense production reactors and the reprocessing of commercial spent fuel for the production of special materials. Such actions would not only benefit the US nuclear reactor manufacturers, but also the US electric utilities that use nuclear reactors.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6052534
Report Number(s):
LA-8969-MS
ON: DE81030852; TRN: 81-016528
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POLITICAL ASPECTS; PLUTONIUM; PRODUCTION; TRITIUM; PROLIFERATION; REACTORS; REPROCESSING; SPENT FUELS; USA; ACTINIDES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INDUSTRY; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; METALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 055002* - Nuclear Fuels- Safeguards, Inspection, & Accountability- Nontechnical Aspects; 051000 - Nuclear Fuels- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 290600 - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy

Citation Formats

Peaslee, Jr, A T. Some political issues related to future special nuclear materials production. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/6052534.
Peaslee, Jr, A T. Some political issues related to future special nuclear materials production. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6052534
Peaslee, Jr, A T. 1981. "Some political issues related to future special nuclear materials production". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6052534. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6052534.
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author = {Peaslee, Jr, A T},
abstractNote = {The Federal Government must take action to assure the future adequate supply of special nuclear materials for nuclear weapons. Existing statutes permit the construction of advanced defense production reactors and the reprocessing of commercial spent fuel for the production of special materials. Such actions would not only benefit the US nuclear reactor manufacturers, but also the US electric utilities that use nuclear reactors.},
doi = {10.2172/6052534},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6052534}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
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