Nuclear Weapons : Disposal of Surplus Weapons-Usable Plutonium.
Addresses disposal of stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium remaining from U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons dismantlement. Discusses DOE "two-track" plutonium disposition plan calling for excess plutonium to be converted to oxide powder and burned in reactors or immobilized with radioactiv...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Addresses disposal of stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium remaining from U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons dismantlement. Discusses DOE "two-track" plutonium disposition plan calling for excess plutonium to be converted to oxide powder and burned in reactors or immobilized with radioactive waste for direct disposal; costs and funding; concerns over nonproliferation and mixed oxide fuel; and Russian disposition issues. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |