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Title: Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
895421
Report Number(s):
UCRL-TR-220398
TRN: US0702495
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND RUEL MATERIALS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; DETECTION; SAFEGUARDS

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Benton, J B, Leich, D A, and DiSabatino, Jr., A A. Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.2172/895421.
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Benton, J B, Leich, D A, & DiSabatino, Jr., A A. Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program. United States. doi:10.2172/895421.
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Benton, J B, Leich, D A, and DiSabatino, Jr., A A. Tue . "Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program". United States. doi:10.2172/895421. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/895421.
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title = {Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program},
author = {Benton, J B and Leich, D A and DiSabatino, Jr., A A},
abstractNote = {No abstract prepared.},
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year = {Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
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