Nonproliferation analysis of the reduction of excess separated plutonium and high-enriched uranium

Conference · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:100156

Persiani, P J

The purpose of this preliminary investigation is to explore alternatives and strategies aimed at the gradual reduction of the excess inventories of separated plutonium and high-enriched uranium (HEU) in the civilian nuclear power industry. The study attempts to establish a technical and economic basis to assist in the formation of alternative approaches consistent with nonproliferation and safeguards concerns. The analysis addresses several options in reducing the excess separated plutonium and HEU, and the consequences on nonproliferation and safeguards policy assessments resulting from the interacting synergistic effects between fuel cycle processes and isotopic signatures of nuclear materials.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 100156
• Report Number(s): ANL/TD/CP-85406; CONF-950787-38; ON: DE95015723; TRN: 95:019329
• Resource Relation: Conference: 36. annual meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, Palm Desert, CA (United States), 9-12 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
PLUTONIUM
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
FUEL CYCLE
INVENTORIES
SAFEGUARDS
PLUTONIUM RECYCLE
URANIUM RECYCLE
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY