Title Proceedings of the Workshop on the Physics and Fuel Performance of Reactor-Based Plutonium Disposition : 28-30 September 1998, OECD Development Centre, Paris, France / Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Published Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, [1999] ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations Series Nuclear science OECD proceedings Nuclear science. OECD proceedings. Summary Following recent disarmament agreements, the Russian Federation and the USA have declared part of their stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium as a surplus to their national defense needs. This material needs to be disposed of, and one of the suggested means of doing so is burning it in existing reactors and transforming the material into spent fuel. The experience in these two countries with mixed oxide fuel (MOX) is either dated or scarce. Several European countries and Japan, however, have acquired much experience in using MOX fuel in reactors which was shared at this important workshop. This publication presents the workshop results which reviewed existing technical information from the civil nuclear power programmes that are beneficial to weapons-grade plutonium disposition. It also proposes concrete actions that could help expedite this process in the near future Analysis Nuclear Energy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also issued in print Description based on print version record Subject Mixed oxide fuels (Nuclear engineering) -- Congresses. Plutonium as fuel -- Congresses. Radioactive waste disposal -- Congresses. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Form Electronic book Author OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. LC no. 99228367 ISBN 9264170502 9789264170506 9789264173385

Other Titles Physics and fuel performance of reactor-based plutonium disposition

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