Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium

Author : E.R. Merz,Carl E. Walter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400708600

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Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium by E.R. Merz,Carl E. Walter Pdf

A survey of recent developments in the field of plutonium disposal by the application of advanced nuclear systems, both critical and subcritical. Current national R&D plans are summarized. The actinide-fuelled critical reactors are associated with control problems, since they tend to have a small delayed neutron fraction coupled with a small Doppler effect and a positive void coefficient. Current thinking is turning to accelerator-driven subcritical systems for the transmutation of actinides. The book's conclusion is that the various systems proposed are technically feasible, even though not yet technically mature. The book presents a unique summary and evaluation of all relevant possibilities for burning surplus plutonium, presented by experts from a variety of different disciplines and interests, including the defence establishment. The obvious issue - the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons - is vital, but the matter represents a complex technological challenge that also requires an assessment in economic terms.

Author : William J. Weida
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429816765

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Regaining Security by William J. Weida Pdf

First published in 1997, this volume observes that of all the materials, systems and facilities that designed and operated nuclear weapons, the most readily available assets for reuse are often identified as the highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium from warheads. However, proliferation concerns the reuse of much of this material unlikely. This book explores the economic issues surrounding the major expenditures facing the US as it attempts to dispose of weapon-grade nuclear materials in a proliferation-resistant manner. The book discusses the economic values of plutonium and HEU, the economic nature of the nuclear industry, reprocessing and operations costs, the economics of ‘burning’ plutonium to generate electrical power, the economics of down-blending and ‘burning’ HEU, military conversion as a rationale for selecting plutonium disposition options, the economics of transmutation, and the economics of other proposals ranging from monitored surface storage to vitrification. The book concludes by identifying the major cost drivers affecting all disposition options.

Author : Panel on Reactor-Related Options for the Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium,Committee on International Security and Arms Control
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : NAP:15586

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Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium by Panel on Reactor-Related Options for the Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium,Committee on International Security and Arms Control Pdf

Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. Hundreds of tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed for weapons purposes and will pose urgent challenges to international security. This is the supporting volume to a study by the Committee on International Security and Arms Control which dealt with all phases of the management and disposition of these materials. This technical study concentrates on the option for the disposition of plutonium, looking in detail at the different types of reactors in which weapons plutonium could be burned and at the vitrification of plutonium, and comparing them using economic, security and environmental criteria.

Author : M. Saito,T. Sawada
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0080441734

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Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Toward Zero Release of Radioactive Wastes by M. Saito,T. Sawada Pdf

This volume is a collection of the papers presented at the International Seminar on Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems toward Zero Release of Radioactive Wastes, which was held in Japan in November 2000. Scientists and engineers working in academia, research organizations and industry came together to discuss the role and contributions of nuclear energy to the environmental issues in the new millennium. It provided a forum for open discussions about the pursuit of solutions for the reduction of nuclear wastes based on the accelerator and fusion technologies, in addition to the advanced fission technology to harmonize the nuclear energy systems with the global environment. It also promoted future international collaboration in the following research fields: the role of nuclear energy in the new millennium; waste management; transmutation of minor actinides and fission products; advanced fission systems, accelerator driven systems, fusion systems, nuclear database, and advanced nuclear fuel cycles for transmutation of wastes. Published originally as a special issue (volume 40/3-4) of the international journal Progress in Nuclear Energy.

Author : Theodore A. Parish,Vyacheslav V. Khromov,Igor Carron
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401145916

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Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle by Theodore A. Parish,Vyacheslav V. Khromov,Igor Carron Pdf

The "VOLGA" conferences, hosted in odd-numbered years by the Department of Theoretical and Experimental Reactor Physics of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), are some of the most prestigious technical meetings held in Russia. Traditionally, these conferences present the opportunity for reactor physicists from around the world to gather at MEPhI's holiday camp on the banks of the Volga river (near Tver) to exchange ideas and explore innovative concepts related to nuclear power development. In 1997, NATO became involved in the "VOLGA" meetings for the first time by co-sponsoring "VOLGA97" as an advanced research workshop. This workshop broke with tradition a bit in that the venue was moved from MEPhI's holiday camp to a location nearer Moscow. The workshop program was effectively organized in order to cover a broad range of topics relating to the theme of the meeting. Generally, the papers concerned safety related questions associated with utilizing both weapons-grade and reactor-grade plutonium in the nuclear fuel cycle, including facility requirements, licensing issues, proliferation risks, and a variety of advanced concepts for alternative fuel cycles. The program contained a total of ninety-nine papers presented in five days of sessions.

Author : N. Schulte
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0792344707

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Dismantlement and Destruction of Chemical, Nuclear and Conventional Weapons by N. Schulte Pdf

The end ofthe Cold War opened unprecedented opportunities for reductions in weapons of mass destruction. With these opportunities came new challenges, both scientific and political. Traditionally approached by different groups, the scientific, technical and political challenges are inextricably intertwined. Agreements to dismantle and destroy chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons, after having been negotiated via diplomatic channels, require the expertise of scientists associated with their development to determine the safest and most environmentally sound methods of destruction. It is in this context that representatives from sixteen countries and five international organizations were convened jointly by NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State Government of North Rhine Westphalia 19-21 May, 1996 in a meeting near Bonn to take stock of worldwide efforts to destroy and dismantle chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons remaining after the end ofthe Cold War. NATO support was provided under the auspices of the NATO Science Committee's Panel on Disarmament Technologies. The conference brought together the major actors involved in the dismantlement and destruction of chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons, highlighted the substantial accomplishments achieved in this area and pinpointed the remaining technical obstacles still to be overcome. It also underlined the critical importance of transparency, data exchange and verification as indispensable preconditions for disarmament and cooperative security.

Author : Kenneth D. Kok
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482215939

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Nuclear Engineering Handbook by Kenneth D. Kok Pdf

Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering. Consisting of chapters written by leading experts, this volume spans a wide range of topics in the areas of nuclear power reactor design and operation, nuclear fuel cycles, and radiation detection. Plant safety issues are addressed, and the economics of nuclear power generation in the 21st century are presented. The Second Edition also includes full coverage of Generation IV reactor designs, and new information on MRS technologies, small modular reactors, and fast reactors.

Author : K.L. Peddicord,Leonard N. Lazarev,Leslie J. Jardine
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401150705

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Nuclear Materials Safety Management by K.L. Peddicord,Leonard N. Lazarev,Leslie J. Jardine Pdf

With the end of the Cold War, new opportunities for interaction have opened up between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. Many of these important initiatives involve the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy (MINA TOM). Currently, collaboration is under way which involves reactor safety, the disposition of fissile materials from the weapons program, radioactive waste disposal, and the safety of nuclear warheads. Another fruitful area of interchange resulted from the radiochemical storage tank accident at the site of the Siberian Chemical Compound at Tomsk-7 in 1993. DOE and MINATOM agreed to meet and exchange information about the accident for the purposes of improving safety. A meeting on the Tomsk tank accident was held in Hanford, Washington in 1993, followed by a second meeting in st. Petersburg, Russia in 1994 in which the agenda expanded to include radiochemical processing safety. A third exchange took place in 1995 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and additional papers were presented on nonreactor nuclear safety. Following a planning session in 1996 in Seattle, Washington, it was decided to hold a fourth technical exchange on the broader subject of nuclear materials safety management. Through a grant from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Disarmament Programme, the meeting took place on March 17- 21, 1997, in Amarillo, Texas as a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) through grant no. DISRM 961315.

Author : Kurt Kugeler,Zuoyi Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 893 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783662577127

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Modular High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Power Plant by Kurt Kugeler,Zuoyi Zhang Pdf

"Modular High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Power Plant" introduces the power plants driven by modular high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTR), which are characterized by their inherent safety features and high output temperatures. HTRs have the potential to be adopted near demand side to supply both electricity and process heat, directly replacing conventional fossil fuels. The world is confronted with two dilemmas in the energy sector, namely climate change and energy supply security. HTRs have the potential to significantly alleviate these concerns. This book will provide readers with a thorough understanding of HTRs, their history, principles, and fields of application. The book is intended for researchers and engineers involved with nuclear engineering and energy technology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : OSU:32435077997369

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Logos by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yuri Spirochkin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811988325

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Human Factors and Design by Yuri Spirochkin Pdf

This book describes various manifestations of human factors when interacting with potentially dangerous technical systems: airplanes, launch vehicles and spaceships, nuclear power plants, energy-saturated ground vehicles and infrastructure facilities. The idea of the book arose from the desire to find a common ground between industries that are important for safety. Their similarity lies, in addition to the technological advancement of products and solutions, in equally high safety requirements, in particular taking into account the influence of human factor. Thus, it is of relevance to analyze an impact of human factor in the context of safety. The matter is rather complex: on the one hand humans manage technical systems, on the other hand human errors, negligence or evil intentions can turn the system into a threat with disastrous consequences. However, human interaction with any technical system begins earlier – in the design stage. In this stage, designer, being creator of the system, must ensure a safe operation and take into consideration possible risks, including those caused by human factors itself. The book is interdisciplinary in nature and intended mainly for designers of technical systems, aiming to assist the specialists in understanding the issues of human participation in life cycle of these systems. The examples given are intended to benefit from experiences of not one, but a number of industries.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015062419133

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Thorium Fuel Cycle by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

Provides a critical review of the thorium fuel cycle: potential benefits and challenges in the thorium fuel cycle, mainly based on the latest developments at the front end of the fuel cycle, applying thorium fuel cycle options, and at the back end of the thorium fuel cycle.

Author : Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781489910486

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Global Energy Demand in Transition by Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter Pdf

The annual conferences on energy, which were begun in 1977, continued to 1992 and resumed again in 1994. The theme of the 1994 conference was "Global Energy Demand in Transition: The New Role ofElectricity. " Global energy production, distribution, and utilization is in astate of transition toward an increased and more diversified use of electricity, which is the safest, most versatile, and cleanest form of secondary energy. Electricity is easy to generate, transmit, and distribute, making its use practically universal. These facts make it urgent to explore the technological prospects and long term availability of environmentally benign energy sources for generating electricity. It is expected that the conference will be useful to the governments in formulating their energy policies and to the public utilities for their long term planning. The conference has: 1) assessed the increase and diversification in the use of electricity; 2) assessed the technological prospects for clean energy sources that still require more research and development, i. e. solar, hydrogen, nuclear (fission and fusion), etc. ; 3) assessed the roles of non-market factors and possible improved decision processes on energy and environmental issues; 4) made concrete recommendations regarding research and development policies and regulations to expedite the transition to a dependable, safer, and benign electricity-based energy complex; 5) studied the cost impact: price, environment, safety, and international security; 6) provided an analysis of an expected transition from the fossil fuel transportation to electrical transportation (e. g.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Power resources
ISBN : MSU:31293011519166

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Energy Research Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2348 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015058373930

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The Cumulative Book Index by Anonim Pdf

A world list of books in the English language.