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Title: Comments on the draft paper {open_quotes}underground supercriticality from plutonium and other fissile material,{close_quotes}, Written by C.D. Bowman and F. Venneri (LANL)

Journal Article · · Science and Global Security

In response to a request for the Director of the Los Alamos national Laboratory, several members of the staff of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory participated in a technical review of a draft paper by CD Bowman and F. Venneri dealing with the potential for nuclear criticality in the geologic disposal of fissile materials. This review consisted of a consideration of the technical issues raised in the draft paper, and did not include discussions with the authors.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
450829
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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