Might underground waste repositories blow up?
Journal Article
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· Science and Global Security
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Some writers have presented possible scenarios in which a subcritical underground deposit of plutonium or other fissile material might be changed into a critical configuration. The underground criticalities that occurred in Gabon some 1.7 billion years ago in deposits of natural uranium is cited. Other scientists assert that it is virtually impossible that such a configuration could develop in an underground repository. The author presents the pros and cons of these views. 5 refs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 450827
- Journal Information:
- Science and Global Security, Vol. 5, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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