Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Moscow, Russia, 13-16 October 1996 (Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 1 (closed)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792346505 ISBN 13: 9780792346500

Verlag: Springer, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0792346505
• ISBN 13: 9780792346500
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 362
• Herausgeber: Merz E.R., Walter Carl E.
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