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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security Ser |
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Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Introduction -- Part One -- Chapter 1. Fundamentals of uranium enrichment -- I. Isotopes -- II. Uses for enriched uranium -- III. Isotope separation -- IV. Basic principles of enrichment -- Chapter 2. Enrichment and proliferation -- I. Introduction -- II. The origins of uranium enrichment -- III. Comparison of techniques -- IV. Incentives and motivations -- V. Summary -- Chapter 3. Options for control -- I. Introduction |
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II. Technical control mechanisms: safeguards -- III. Institutional control mechanisms -- Chapter 4. Conclusions and recommendations -- I. Introduction -- II. Conclusions -- III. Recommendations -- Part Two -- Chapter 5. General principles of uranium enrichment -- I. Introduction -- II. Separation elements -- III. A sample enrichment plant -- IV. Cascades -- V. Reflux -- VI. Properties of uranium metal and UF6 -- Chapter 6. Enrichment processes -- I. Introduction -- II. Gaseous diffusion -- III. The gas centrifuge -- IV. Aerodynamic separation methods -- V. Chemical-exchange methods |
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VI. Laser isotope separation -- VII. Electromagnetic and plasma processes -- VIII. Miscellaneous methods -- IX. Summary -- Part Three -- Chapter 7. A history of non-proliferation efforts -- I. Early US initiatives -- II. The end of monopoly -- III. Recent US initiatives -- IV. Recent international efforts -- V. Concluding note -- Chapter 8. The world enrichment picture -- I. Introduction -- II. Existing enrichment capabilities -- III. Projected facilities and R&D programmes -- IV. Substantial enrichment needs or uranium resources -- V. Concluding remarks |
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Appendix 8A. Nuclear power growth 1980-1990 -- Appendix 8B. Demand for and supply of enrichment services -- References to Part One -- References to Part Two -- References to Part Three -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Uranium enrichment.
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Nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear weapons
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Uranium enrichment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Boskma, Peter
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Elzen, Boelie
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Smit, Wim A
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International
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| ISBN |
100020068X |
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9781000200683 |
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