Open AccessFMDP reactor alternative summary report. Volume 1 - existing LWR alternative
Author(s) -
S.R. Greene,
Bruce Balkcom Bevard
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/416978
Subject(s) - fissile material , plutonium , enriched uranium , mox fuel , nuclear weapon , light water reactor , environmental science , nuclear engineering , usable , national laboratory , waste management , business , uranium , engineering , computer science , nuclear physics , chemistry , radiochemistry , physics , engineering physics , world wide web , neutron
Significant quantities of weapons-usable fissile materials [primarily plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU)] are becoming surplus to national defense needs in both the United States and Russia. These stocks of fissile materials pose significant dangers to national and international security. The dangers exist not only in the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons but also in the potential for environmental, safety, and health (ES&H) consequences if surplus fissile materials are not properly managed. This document summarizes the results of analysis concerned with existing light water reactor plutonium disposition alternatives