Improving The Assessment Of The Proliferation Risk Of Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309285356
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving the Assessment of the Proliferation Risk of Nuclear Fuel Cycles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The material that sustains the nuclear reactions that produce energy can also be used to make nuclear weapons-and therefore, the development of nuclear energy is one of multiple pathways to proliferation for a non-nuclear weapon state. There is a tension between the development of future nuclear fuel cycles and managing the risk of proliferation as the number of existing and future nuclear energy systems expands throughout the world. As the Department of Energy (DOE) and other parts of the government make decisions about future nuclear fuel cycles, DOE would like to improve proliferation assessments to better inform those decisions. Improving the Assessment of the Proliferation Risk of Nuclear Fuel Cycles considers how the current methods of quantification of proliferation risk are being used and implemented, how other approaches to risk assessment can contribute to improving the utility of assessments for policy and decision makers. The study also seeks to understand the extent to which technical analysis of proliferation risk could be improved for policy makers through research and development.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309220491
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proliferation Risk in Nuclear Fuel Cycles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-02-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide expansion of nuclear energy has been accompanied by concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation. If sited in states that do not possess nuclear weapons technology, some civilian nuclear technologies could provide a route for states or other organizations to acquire nuclear weapons. Metrics for assessing the resistance of a nuclear technology to diversion for non-peaceful uses-proliferation resistance-have been developed, but at present there is no clear consensus on whether and how these metrics are useful to policy decision makers. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy asked the National Academies to convene a public workshop addressing the capability of current and potential methodologies for assessing host state proliferation risk and resistance to meet the needs of decision makers. Proliferation Risk in Nuclear Fuel Cycles is a summary of presentations and discussions that transpired at the workshop-held on August 1-2, 2011-prepared by a designated rapporteur following the workshop. It does not provide findings and recommendations or represent a consensus reached by the symposium participants or the workshop planning committee. However, several themes emerged through the workshop: nonproliferation and new technologies, separate policy and technical cultures, value of proliferation resistance analysis, usefulness of social science approaches. The workshop was organized as part of a larger project undertaken by the NRC, the next phase of which (following the workshop) will be a consensus study on improving the assessment of proliferation risks associated with nuclear fuel cycles. This study will culminate in a report prepared by a committee of experts with expertise in risk assessment and communication, proliferation metrics and research, nuclear fuel cycle facility design and engineering, international nuclear nonproliferation and national security policy, and nuclear weapons design. This report is planned for completion in the spring of 2013.

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781974549528
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More demand for electricity and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions have increased interest in nuclear power, which does not rely on fossil fuels. However, concerns remain about the radioactive spent fuel that nuclear reactors generate. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a research and development (R&D) plan to select nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, some of which reprocess spent fuel and recycle some nuclear material, such as plutonium. These fuel cycles may help reduce the generation of spent fuel and risks of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. GAO was asked to review (1) DOE's approach to selecting nuclear fuel cycles and technologies, (2) DOE's efforts to reduce proliferation and terrorism risks, and (3) selected countries' experiences in reprocessing and recycling spent fuel. GAO reviewed DOE's plan and met with officials from DOE, the nuclear industry, and France and the United Kingdom. "

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.2C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Proliferation and Civilian Nuclear Power written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
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Download or read book Development of Nuclear Power Fuel Cycles written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789201455109
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book Options to Enhance Proliferation Resistance of Innovative Small and Medium Sized Reactors written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication addresses specific considerations for proliferation resistance and safeguards for small and medium sized reactors (SMRs). It describes the framework analysis through comparing and harmonising the Generation IV International Forum and the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles methodologies, defines the proliferation resistance assessment and safeguards by design approach and presents the current implementation of proliferation resistance measures in innovative SMRs. The appendices include information on the example of a procedure to support a facility's analysis of the safeguarding situation in support of safeguards by design, and a template listing required proliferation resistance related design information. An overview of SMR design and development activities and countries' national perspectives is given in the annexes.

Author : Kelsey Hartigan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442240547
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Approach to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle written by Kelsey Hartigan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Center for Strategic and International Studies joined to launch the New Approaches to the Fuel Cycle project. This project sought to build consensus on common goals, address practical challenges, and engage a spectrum of actors that influence policymaking regarding the nuclear fuel cycle. The project also tackled one of the toughest issues—spent nuclear fuel and high level waste—to see if solutions there might offer incentives to states on the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle and address the inherent inertia and concerns about additional burdens and restrictions that have stalled past efforts to improve the robustness of the nonproliferation regime. This report presents the group’s conclusions that a best-practices approach to the nuclear fuel cycle can achieve these objectives and offer a path to a more secure and sustainable nuclear landscape.

Author : Yury Yudin
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle written by Yury Yudin and published by UN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global energy demands are driving a potential expansion in the use of nuclear energy worldwide. It is estimated that the global nuclear power capacity could double by 2030. This could result in dissemination of sensitive nuclear technologies that present obvious risks of proliferation. Certain international institutional mechanisms for controlling access to sensitive materials, facilities and technologies are needed for dealing with this problem. Over the past few years, 12 proposals have been put forward by states, nuclear industry and international organizations, aimed at checking the spread of uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing technologies. This book presents an overview and analysis of these proposals, including an evaluation of the projected international mechanisms.

Author : International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book INFCE Summary Volume written by International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of working group 1 : fuel and heavy water availability -- Summary of working group 2 : enrichment availability -- Summary of working group 3 : assurances of long-term supply of technology, fuel and heavy water and services in the interest of national needs consistent with non-proliferation -- Summary of working group 4 : reprocessing, plutonium handling, recycle -- Summary of working group 5 : fast breeders -- Summary of working group 6 : spent fuel management -- Summary of working group 7 : waste management and disposal -- Summary of working group 8 : advanced fuel cycle and reactor concepts -- Final communiqué of the organizing conference of the international nuclear fuel cycle evaluation -- Technical and economic scope and methods of work -- Press communiqué of the first INFCE plenary conference -- List of actions and decisions taken by the first INFCE plenary conference -- List of participants in the first INFCE plenary conference -- Communiqué of the final INFCE plenary conference -- List of participants in the final INFCE plenary conference -- List of participants in the technical co-ordinating committee -- Primer on the nuclear fuel cycle -- INFCE documentation.

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Proliferation and Civilian Nuclear Power: International perspectives written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: