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Progress, challenges, and opportunities for converting U.S. and Russian research reactors : a workshop report / National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.).
- Conference Name:
- National Research Council (NRC) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting United States and Russian Federation (R.F.) Research Reactors from Highly Enriched Uranium to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Fuel Joint Symposium (2011 : Moscow, Russia).
- National Research Council (NRC) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting United States and Russian Federation (R.F.) Research Reactors from Highly Enriched Uranium to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Fuel Joint Symposium
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear reactors--Former Soviet republics--Safety measures--Congresses.
- Nuclear reactors.
- Nuclear reactors--Risk assessment--Former Soviet republics--Congresses.
- Highly enriched uranium--Storage--Safety measures--Congresses.
- Highly enriched uranium.
- Nuclear reactors--United States--Safety measures--Congresses.
- Nuclear reactors--Risk assessment--United States--Congresses.
- Uranium--Congresses.
- Uranium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Highly enriched uranium (HEU) is used for two major civilian purposes: as fuel for research reactors and as targets for medical isotope production. This material can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Stolen or diverted HEU can be used-in conjunction with some knowledge of physics-to build nuclear explosive devices. Thus, the continued civilian use of HEU is of concern particularly because this material may not be uniformly well-protected. To address these concerns, the National Research Council (NRC) of the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) held a joint symposium on June 8-10, 2011. Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Research Reactors summarizes the proceedings of this joint symposium. This report addresses: (1) recent progress on conversion of research reactors, with a focus on U.S.- and R.F.-origin reactors; (2) lessons learned for overcoming conversion challenges, increasing the effectiveness of research reactor use, and enabling new reactor missions; (3) future research reactor conversion plans, challenges, and opportunities; and (4) actions that could be taken by U.S. and Russian organizations to promote conversion. The agenda for the symposium is provided in Appendix A, biographical sketches of the committee members are provided in Appendix B, and the report concludes with the statement of task in Appendix C.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Overview""; ""1 Introduction and Background""; ""2 Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Conversion""; ""3 Reactor Conversion Case Studies""; ""4 Managing Proliferation Risks and Maintaining Missions""; ""Appendix A: Symposium Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Sketches""; ""Appendix C: Statement of Task""
- Notes:
- "U.S. Committee on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Research Reactors from Highly Enriched to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Russian Committee on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Research Reactors from Highly Enriched to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel, Russian Academy of Sciences."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-25323-3
- 1-280-12351-6
- 9786613527370
- 0-309-25321-7
- OCLC:
- 794491576
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