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Autore: |
Duncan Renee
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Titolo: |
U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile : tritium and lithium production issues / / Renee Duncan, editor
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Pubblicazione: | New York, [New York] : , : Novinka, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (89 p.) |
Disciplina: | 355.8251190973 |
Soggetto topico: | Uranium enrichment - International cooperation |
Tritium - Government policy - United States | |
Persona (resp. second.): | DuncanRenee |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | U.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 |
Existing 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 | |
Only 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 | |
APPENDIX 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 | |
NNSA'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 | |
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION | |
Titolo autorizzato: | U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-63484-476-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910702717403321 |
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