U.S.-German cooperation in the elimination of excess weapons plutonium

U.S.-German cooperation in the elimination of excess weapons plutonium / German-American Academic Council and National Academy of Sciences.

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Corporate Authors: German-American Academic Council Foundation, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Radioactive waste disposal.
Plutonium.
Disarmament.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Disarmament
Plutonium
Radioactive waste disposal
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Table of Contents:
  • U.S.-GERMAN COOPERATION IN THE ELIMINATION OF EXCESS WEAPONS PLUTONIUM
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1: Context
  • 1.1. URGENCY AND PROBLEM
  • 1.2. RELEVANT EXISTING STUDIES
  • 1.2.1. The National Academy of Sciences Study
  • 1.2.2. The Status of the Implementation of the NAS Study Recommendations
  • Declarations and Transparency
  • Dismantlement
  • Intermediate Storage
  • Disposition
  • 1.2.3. The German/Russian Study
  • 1.3. OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR POTENTIAL COLLABORATION
  • 1.3.1. WPu Disposition Using MOX
  • 1.3.2. Vitrification of WPu with High Level Waste1.3.3. Comparison of the MOX and Vitrification Option for the Disposal of WPu
  • 1.3.4. Material Protection, Control, and Accounting
  • Chapter 2: Assistance, Infrastructure, and Policies
  • 2.1. WESTERN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIAN DISARMAMENT
  • 2.1.1. U.S. Assistance
  • 2.1.2. European and Other Western Assistance
  • 2.1.3. Assessment of Activities
  • 2.2. RUSSIAN NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY
  • 2.2.1. Experience with MOX Use and Fabrication
  • 2.2.2. Experience with Vitrification
  • 2.2.3. Evolution of Russian Nuclear Policy2.3. GERMAN NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY
  • 2.3.1. Experience with MOX Use and Fabrication
  • 2.3.2. Experience with Vitrification
  • 2.3.3. German Nuclear Policy and Infrastructure
  • Chapter 3: Principles for German Participation
  • 3.1. PRINCIPLES OF GERMAN PARTICIPATION
  • 3.2. THE SAFEGUARDING OF RUSSIAN AND GERMAN ACTIVITIES
  • Chapter 4: Recommendations for German Participation
  • 4.1. MATERIALS PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING
  • 4.2. INTERMEDIATE STORAGE
  • 4.3. RECOMMENDATIONS ON DISPOSITION OPTIONS
  • 4.3.1. The “Hanau Optionâ€?4.3.2. A Large MOX Fabrication Plant in Russia
  • 4.3.3. A Small MOX Fabrication Facility
  • 4.3.4. A Small Pilot Vitrification Facility
  • Chapter 5: Summary of Recommendations
  • INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
  • MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING (MPC & A)
  • INTERMEDIATE STORAGE
  • THE “HANAU OPTIONâ€?
  • A LARGE MOX FABRICATION PLANT IN RUSSIA
  • SMALL MOX FABRICATION FACILITY
  • SMALL PILOT VITRIFICATION FACILITY
  • Appendix A: Executive Summary of the NAS Plutonium Study
  • PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS
  • CRITERIA AND CONTEXTWorld Stocks of Fissile Materials
  • The International Environment
  • THE PROPOSED WEAPONS AND FISSILE MATERIALS REGIME
  • Internationalizing the Regime
  • INTERMEDIATE STORAGE
  • Present and Planned Arrangements
  • A New Storage Regime
  • LONG-TERM DISPOSITION
  • Categories, Criteria, and Standards
  • The Preferred Approaches
  • The Spent Fuel Option
  • The Vitrification Option
  • The Deep-Borehole Option
  • Other Approaches
  • Beyond the Spent Fuel Standard
  • THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
  • RECOMMENDATIONS

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