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Title:
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) and the issue of nonproliferation. Final study
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1995 Dec 19
Document Pages:
82 p.
Document Number(s):
DOE/NN-96007377
Originating Research Org.:
USDOE Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Washington, DC (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1996 Feb 29
OpenNet Modified Date:
2009 Nov 06
Description/Abstract:
NIF, the next step proposed by DOE in a progression of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) facilities, is expected to reach the goal of ICF capsule ignition in the laboratory. This report is in response to a request of a Congressman that DOE resolve the question of whether NIF will aid or hinder U.S. nonproliferation efforts. Both technical and policy aspects are addressed, and public participation was part of the decision process. Since the technical proliferation concerns at NIF are manageable and can be made acceptable, and NIF can contribute positively to U.S. arms control and nonproliferation policy goals, it is concluded that NIF supports the nuclear nonproliferation objectives of the United States.