Protection and Management of Plutonium; American Nuclear Society Special Panel Report
La Grange Park, IL: 1995. Wraps. vii, [1], 86 pages. Footnotes. Institution stamp on title page with date in ink. Among the members of the Special Panel were: Glen Seaborg, Harold Bengelsdorf, Harold Agnew, Alexander Haig, Bertrand Goldschmidt, and Rudolph Rometsch. Laid in is a related item (11 pages and business card) of the key conclusions and recommendations and other information. The American Nuclear Society (ANS) established an independent and prestigious panel to publish a report regarding the protection and management of civil and excess weapons plutonium. In terms of approach, ANS focused on several short- and long-term issues. The short-term focus was on the disposition of excess weapons plutonium, while the longer-range issue concerned the disposition of the plutonium being produced in the civil nuclear fuel cycle. The report contains recommendations that the members believed to be vital to US plutonium management policy, it also was intended to serve as a tool for further use. The panel has concluded that immediate emphasis should be placed on the assurance that all unconverted materials are protected as securely as when they were part of the active weapon stockpiles. More importantly, the panel also recommended prompt implementation of the so-called reactor option for disposing of surplus US and Russian weapons plutonium. The longer-term issues covered by the panel were those posed by the growing stocks of both separated plutonium and spent fuel generated in the world`s civil nuclear power programs. These issues included what fuel cycle policies should be prudently pursued in light of proliferation risks and likely future energy needs, what steps should be taken in regard to the increase in the demand for power in the future, and how plutonium in its various forms should be protected and managed to minimize proliferation. Overall, the panel concluded that plutonium is an energy resource that should be used and not a waste material to be disposed of. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Plutonium, Nonproliferation, Weapons-Grade, Fissile Material, Spent Fuel, International Safeguards, Energy Demand, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Environmental Safety, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Materials, Reprocessing
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