Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Author: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations
Publisher: Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : Sold by OECD Publications and Information Center]
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1981
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

The Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Author: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Working Group on the Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Publisher: Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre]
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1993
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Author: Theodore A. Parish
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401145911

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.

Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Author: Russian Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2009-01-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309185947

The so-called nuclear renaissance has increased worldwide interest in nuclear power. This potential growth also has increased, in some quarters, concern that nonproliferation considerations are not being given sufficient attention. In particular, since introduction of many new power reactors will lead to requiring increased uranium enrichment services to provide the reactor fuel, the proliferation risk of adding enrichment facilities in countries that do not have them now led to proposals to provide the needed fuel without requiring indigenous enrichment facilities. Similar concerns exist for reprocessing facilities. Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle summarizes key issues and analyses of the topic, offers some criteria for evaluating options, and makes findings and recommendations to help the United States, the Russian Federation, and the international community reduce proliferation and other risks, as nuclear power is used more widely. This book is intended for all those who are concerned about the need for assuring fuel for new reactors and at the same time limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. This audience includes the United States and Russia, other nations that currently supply nuclear material and technology, many other countries contemplating starting or growing nuclear power programs, and the international organizations that support the safe, secure functioning of the international nuclear fuel cycle, most prominently the International Atomic Energy Agency.