National Research Council, Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium: Reactor-Related Options
ISBN: 0309051452 | edition 1995 | PDF | 432 pages | 24 mb
ISBN: 0309051452 | edition 1995 | PDF | 432 pages | 24 mb
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.