Published September 9, 2015 | Version v1
Report

Commercial Nuclear Reprocessing in the United States

  • 1. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
  • 2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Description

The short presentation outline: Reprocessing Overview; Events leading up to Carter's Policy; Results of the decision; Policy since Nuclear Nonproliferation Act. Conclusions reached: Reprocessing ban has become an easy and visible fix to the public concern about proliferation, but has not completely stopped proliferation; and, Reprocessing needs to become detached from political considerations, so technical research can continue, regardless of the policy decisions we decide to take.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
18 p.
Report number
LA-UR--15-27041

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
46111091
Subject category
S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
GOVERNMENT POLICIES; PROLIFERATION; REPROCESSING; USA
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; NORTH AMERICA; SEPARATION PROCESSES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC52-06NA25396
Funding organization
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1214621