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Title: Commercial Nuclear Reprocessing in the United States

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1214621· OSTI ID:1214621
 [1];  [2]
  1. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The short presentation outline: Reprocessing Overview; Events leading up to Carter’s Policy; Results of the decision; Policy since Nuclear Nonproliferation Act. Conclusions reached: Reprocessing ban has become an easy and visible fix to the public concern about proliferation, but has not completely stopped proliferation; and, Reprocessing needs to become detached from political considerations, so technical research can continue, regardless of the policy decisions we decide to take.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1214621
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-27041; TRN: US1500390
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English