Published 1999 | Version v1
Book

The United States reactor-based plutonium disposition programme

Creators

  • 1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN (United States). Fissile Materials Disposition Program

Description

The US and Russia are moving ahead rapidly to develop and demonstrate the technology required to implement the MOX option in their respective countries. US MOX fuel research and development activities were started with irradiation of MOX fuel rods in commercial light water reactors (LWR). The US and Russia are currently engaged in an intensive research, development and demonstration programme to support implementation of the MOX option in those two countries. This programme is summarized. (R.P.)

Part of:
Proceedings of the Workshop on the physics and fuel performance of reactor-based plutonium disposition

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Publishing Information

Publisher
OECD-NEA
Imprint Place
Paris (France)
ISBN
92-64-17050-2
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Workshop on the physics and fuel performance of reactor-based plutonium disposition
Imprint Pagination
234 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 25-37

Conference

Title
Physics and fuel performance of reactor-based plutonium disposition
Dates
28-30 Sep 1998
Place
Paris (France)

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