Download or read book An Introduction to Plutonium and Uranium Handling and Storage Facilities written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers interested in plutonium and uranium storage and handling facilities. Here is what is discussed: 1. PLUTONIUM PROCESSING AND HANDLING FACILITIES 2. PLUTONIUM STORAGE FACILITIES 3. UNIRRADIATED ENRICHED URANIUM STORAGE FACILITIES 4. URANIUM PROCESSING AND HANDLING FACILITIES 5. IRRADIATED FISSILE MATERIAL STORAGE FACILITIES.
Download or read book An Introduction to Plutonium and Uranium Handling and Storage Facilities written by J Paul Guyer and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers interested in plutonium and uranium storage and handling facilities. Here is what is discussed:1. PLUTONIUM PROCESSING AND HANDLING FACILITIES 2. PLUTONIUM STORAGE FACILITIES3. UNIRRADIATED ENRICHED URANIUM STORAGE FACILITIES4. URANIUM PROCESSING AND HANDLING FACILITIES5. IRRADIATED FISSILE MATERIAL STORAGE FACILITIES.
Download or read book An Introduction to Architectural Engineering of Plutonium and Uranium Handling and Storage Facilities written by J Paul Guyer and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in architectural engineering of plutonium and uranium handling and storage facilities. Here is what is discussed:1. INTRODUCTION2. SPACE ALLOTMENT3. HAZARDS SEPARATION4. HAZARDOUS AREAS5. EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT6. SITE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT7. PIPING DESIGN AND LAYOUT8. SPECIAL SYSTEMS9. STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
Download or read book An Introduction to Architectural Engineering of Plutonium and Uranium Handling and Storage Facilities written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in architectural engineering of plutonium and uranium handling and storage facilities. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SPACE ALLOTMENT 3. HAZARDS SEPARATION 4. HAZARDOUS AREAS 5. EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT 6. SITE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT 7. PIPING DESIGN AND LAYOUT 8. SPECIAL SYSTEMS 9. STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
Download or read book Safe Handling and Storage of Plutonium written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Safety Report updates IAEA Safety Series No. 39, Safe Handling of Plutonium (1974), and provides an overview of modern practices for handling and storing separated plutonium. It provides descriptions of plutonium and its properties, and of the biological effects on humans of plutonium. The principles underlying the safe design and operation of plutonium handling/storage facilities and the licensing of such facilities are also covered.
Download or read book An Introduction to Plutonium and Uranium Handling Facilities for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in design and construction of facilities to handle and store radioactive plutonium and uranium. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. SPACE ALLOTMENT, 3. HAZARDS SEPARATION, 4. HAZARDOUS AREAS, 5. EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT, 6. SITE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT, 7. PIPING DESIGN AND LAYOUT, 8. SPECIAL SYSTEMS, 9. STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
Download or read book Setting the Stage for International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facilities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-06-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2003, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academies organized an international workshop in Moscow on the scientific issues relevant to the establishment and operation of an international spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Russia. Given the broad international interest in this topic, the academies organized a second international workshop on important issues that were not on the agenda or were not adequately discussed at the first workshop. These issues included international monitoring at the facility, transportation requirements, liability and insurance concerns, and status of Russian legislation and regulations that are important in locating and operating a facility. Relevant experience from Europe, the United States, and Asia was also considered in this 2005 workshop. This book contains the papers presented at the 2005 workshop sessions, as well as proceedings from the 2003 workshop. Together they provide an overview of the issues, and useful background for those organizations and individuals involved in further development of an international spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Russia.
Download or read book Plutonium Storage Safety at Major Department of Energy Facilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regaining Security written by William J. Weida and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this volume observes that of all the materials, systems and facilities that designed and operated nuclear weapons, the most readily available assets for reuse are often identified as the highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium from warheads. However, proliferation concerns the reuse of much of this material unlikely. This book explores the economic issues surrounding the major expenditures facing the US as it attempts to dispose of weapon-grade nuclear materials in a proliferation-resistant manner. The book discusses the economic values of plutonium and HEU, the economic nature of the nuclear industry, reprocessing and operations costs, the economics of ‘burning’ plutonium to generate electrical power, the economics of down-blending and ‘burning’ HEU, military conversion as a rationale for selecting plutonium disposition options, the economics of transmutation, and the economics of other proposals ranging from monitored surface storage to vitrification. The book concludes by identifying the major cost drivers affecting all disposition options.
Download or read book The Nuclear Fuel Cycle written by Nicholas Tsoulfanidis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plutonium written by Frank von Hippel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a readable and thought-provoking analysis of the issues surrounding nuclear fuel reprocessing and fast-neutron reactors, including discussion of resources, economics, radiological risk and resistance to nuclear proliferation. It describes the history and science behind reprocessing, and gives an overview of the status of reprocessing programmes around the world. It concludes that such programs should be discontinued. While nuclear power is seen by many as the only realistic solution to the carbon emission problem, some national nuclear establishments have been pursuing development and deployment of sodium-cooled plutonium breeder reactors, and plutonium recycling. Its proponents argue that this system would offer significant advantages relative to current light water reactor technology in terms of greater uranium utilization efficiency, and that separating out the long-lived plutonium and other transuranics from spent fuel and fissioning them in fast reactors would greatly reduce the duration of the toxicity of radioactive waste. However, the history of efforts to deploy this system commercially in a number of countries over the last six decades has been one of economic and technical failure and, in some cases, was used to mask clandestine nuclear weapon development programs. Covering topics of significant public interest including nuclear safety, fuel storage, environmental impact and the spectre of nuclear terrorism, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the issue for nuclear engineers, policy analysts, government officials and the general public. "Frank von Hippel, Jungmin Kang, and Masafumi Takubo, three internationally renowned nuclear experts, have done a valuable service to the global community in putting together this book, which both historically and comprehensively covers the “plutonium age” as we know it today. They articulate in a succinct and clear manner their views on the dangers of a plutonium economy and advocate a ban on the separation of plutonium for use in the civilian fuel cycle in view of the high proliferation and nuclear-security risks and lack of economic justification." (Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (1997-2009), Nobel Peace Prize (2005)) "The 1960s dream of a ‘plutonium economy’ has not delivered abundant low-cost energy, but instead has left the world a radioactive legacy of nuclear weapons proliferation and the real potential for nuclear terrorism. Kang, Takubo, and von Hippel explain with power and clarity what can be done to reduce these dangers. The governments of the remaining countries whose nuclear research and development establishments are still pursuing the plutonium dream should pay attention.” (Senator Edward Markey, a leader in the US nuclear-disarmament movement as a member of Congress since 1976) "The authors have done an invaluable service by putting together in one place the most coherent analysis of the risks associated with plutonium, and the most compelling argument for ending the practice of separating plutonium from spent fuel for any purpose. They have given us an easily accessible history of the evolution of thinking about the nuclear fuel cycle, the current realities of nuclear power around the world and, arguably most important, a clear alternative path to deal with the spent fuel arising from nuclear reactors for decades to centuries to come." (Robert Gallucci, Chief US negotiator with North Korea (1994); Dean, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (1996-2009); President, MacArthur Foundation (2009-2014))
Download or read book A Guidebook to Nuclear Reactors written by Anthony V. Nero and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed introduction to nuclear reactors, describing the four commercial types and discussing uranium resources, fuel cycles, advanced reactor systems, and issues and problems concerning the use of nuclear power
Download or read book Safety of Uranium and Plutonium Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facilities Specific Safety Guide written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Safety Guide supplements the Safety Requirements publication Safety of Fuel Cycle Facilities, and addresses all the stages in the life cycle of MOX fuel fabrication facilities (MFFFs), with emphasis placed on design and operation. It describes the actions, conditions and procedures for meeting safety requirements and deals specifically with the handling, processing and storage of plutonium oxide, depleted, natural or reprocessed uranium oxide, mixed oxide manufactured from the above to be used as a feed material to form MOX fuel rods and assemblies for export and subsequent use in water reactors and fast breeder reactors. The publication is intended to be of use to designers, operating organizations and regulators to ensure the safety of MOX fuel fabrication facilities.Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. General safety recommendations; 3. Site evaluation; 4. Design; 5. Construction; 6. Commissioning; 7. Operation; 8. Decommissioning; Annexes.
Download or read book Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium 1996 written by David Albright and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU) are the basic materials used in nuclear weapons. Plutonium also plays an important part in the generation of nuclear electricity. Knowing how much plutonium and HEU exists, where and in which form is vital for international security and nuclear commerce. This book is a thorough revision of the World Inventory of Plutonium and highly Enriched Uranium, 1992. It provides a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of the amounts of plutonium and HEU in military and civilian programmes, in nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states, and in countries seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. The capibilities that exist for producing these materials around the world are examined in depth, as are the policy issues raised by them. Containing much new information, this book is indispensable to all those concerned with the great contemporary issues in international nuclear relations: arms reductions in the nuclear weapon states, nuclear proliferation, nuclear smuggling, the roles of plutonium and enriched uranium in the nuclear fuel-cycle, and the disposition of surplus weapon material.
Download or read book Proliferation proof Uranium Plutonium and Thorium Uranium Fuel Cycles Safeguards and Non Proliferation written by Kessler, Guenter and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermal and neutron physics analysis show that above certain concentrations of the isotope Pu-238 hypothetical nuclear explosive devices, made of reactor-grade plutonium, are technically not feasible. Future proliferation-proof fuel cycles are proposed which make use of methods of actinide tansmutation.Reactors operating in the thorium/uranium fuel cyce are loaded with
Download or read book Plutonium Uranium Extraction PUREX Facility Treatment Storage And or Disposal Inspection Plan written by Christopher J. Kemp and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safe and Secure Transport and Storage of Radioactive Materials written by Ken Sorenson and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe and Secure Transport and Storage of Radioactive Materials reviews best practice and emerging techniques in this area. The transport of radioactive materials is an essential operation in the nuclear industry, without which the generation of nuclear power would not be possible. Radioactive materials also often need to be stored pending use, treatment, or disposal. Given the nature of radioactive materials, it is paramount that transport and storage methods are both safe and secure. A vital guide for managers and general managers in the nuclear power and transport industries, this book covers topics including package design, safety, security, mechanical performance, radiation protection and shielding, thermal performance, uranium ore, fresh fuel, uranium hexafluoride, MOX, plutonium, and more. Uniquely comprehensive and systematic coverage of the packaging, transport, and storage of radioactive materials Section devoted to spent nuclear fuels Expert team of authors and editors
