LEADER 04409nam 2200529 450 001 9910702717403321 005 20170919014548.0 010 $a1-63484-476-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000587739 035 $a(EBL)4586193 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4586193 035 $a(OCoLC)317404308 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000587739 100 $a20160902h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aU.S. nuclear weapons stockpile $etritium and lithium production issues /$fRenee Duncan, editor 210 1$aNew York, [New York] :$cNovinka,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (89 p.) 225 1 $aNuclear Materials and Disaster Research 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-63484-475-0 327 $aU.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE TRITIUM AND LITHIUM PRODUCTION ISSUES ; U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE TRITIUM AND LITHIUM PRODUCTION ISSUES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: INTERAGENCY REVIEW NEEDED TO UPDATE U.S. POSITION ON ENRICHED URANIUM THAT CAN BE USED FOR TRITIUM PRODUCTION* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND ; International Agreements and Peaceful Use Restrictions 327 $aExisting and Proposed Enrichment Facilities in the United States That Use or Will Use Foreign Technology U.S. Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Markets ; Tritium Production; DOE HAS ONLY USED UNOBLIGATED LEU TO MEET NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS FOR TRITIUM PRODUCTION ; DOE'S PRACTICE OF USING UNOBLIGATED LEU FOR TRITIUM PRODUCTION IS BASED ON A MIX OF LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS, BUT A KEY ASSUMPTION UNDERLYING THIS PRACTICE HAS CHANGED ; DOE's Practice of Using Unobligated LEU Is Based on a Mix of Legal and Policy Considerations ; DOE References Legal Considerations for Its Practice 327 $aOnly One of the Three International Agreements We Reviewed Explicitly Addresses by-product Material Such as Tritium U.S. Nonproliferation Policy Goals Call for DOE to Use Unobligated LEU for Tritium Production; The Key Assumption Underlying DOE's Practice, Available Unobligated LEU, Has Changed; CONCLUSION ; RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION ; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY ; APPENDIX II: PEACEFUL USE LANGUAGE IN KEY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ADDRESSING URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITIES OPERATING OR PLANNED FOR OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES 327 $aAPPENDIX III: PEACEFUL USE LANGUAGE IN ADDITIONAL SELECT TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NONPROLIFERATION AND NUCLEAR TRADEEnd Notes; End Notes for Appendix I ; End Note for Appendix III ; Chapter 2 DOE PROJECT MANAGEMENT: NNSA SHOULD ENSURE EQUAL CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION ; ABBREVIATIONS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; BACKGROUND ; NNSA's Nuclear Security Enterprise ; Lithium Production ; Qualification Process ; DOE's Capital Asset Acquisition Process and Mission Need Statement Development 327 $aNNSA's Lithium Production StrategyNNSA HAS IDENTIFIED VARIOUS CHALLENGES IN ITS LITHIUM PRODUCTION STRATEGY ; NNSA Has Identified Challenges in Three Key Areas ; Insufficient Supply of Lithium Material ; Catastrophic Failure of Buildings or Equipment ; Potential Delays in the Availability of the Proposed Lithium Production Capability Facility ; NNSA Has Identified Mitigating Actions to Address Some Challenges ; NNSA'S MISSION NEED STATEMENT FOR A LITHIUM PRODUCTION CAPABILITY IS NOT FULLY INDEPENDENT OF A PARTICULAR SOLUTION ; CONCLUSION ; RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION 327 $aAGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION 410 0$aNuclear materials and disaster research. 606 $aUranium enrichment$xInternational cooperation 606 $aTritium$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aUranium enrichment$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aTritium$xGovernment policy 676 $a355.8251190973 700 $aDuncan$b Renee$01370389 702 $aDuncan$b Renee 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910702717403321 996 $aU.S. nuclear weapons stockpile$93398708 997 $aUNINA