Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Plant and Plutonium Disposition : Management and Policy Issues.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Cold War.

International relations.

Science--International cooperation.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (15 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Discusses the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) in South Carolina and its role in U.S. strategy for disposing of surplus weapons plutonium from the Cold War, as required by a 1998 agreement, amended in 2010, between the U.S. and Russia. Describes and compares Russian and U.S. programs for plutonium disposal. Evaluates mixed oxide option for plutonium disposal and its possible impact on long-term nonproliferation. Considers issues for Congress.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-3125 in the 2013 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Plant and Plutonium Disposition

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