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In Brief : U.S. Nuclear Weapon "Pit" Production : Background and Options.
ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection: Part C (2011 forward) Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Defense industries.
- Industries.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Plutonium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource (9 p), digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides background on plutonium cores, or "pits," for nuclear weapons, which are currently being produced by DOE at a rate of 11 pits per year (ppy). Examines options and approaches to reaching production levels of 80 ppy by 2030, as per DOD requirements. Discusses issues for Congress.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. In Brief
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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