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Unmaking the bomb : a fissile material approach to nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation / Harold Feiveson, Alexander Glaser, Zia Mian, and Frank N. von Hippel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (x, 277 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262319188
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • JZ5675 .U563 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Production, uses and stocks of nuclear-weapon materials -- The history of fissile-material production for weapons -- The global stockpile of fissile material -- Fissile materials, nuclear power, and nuclear proliferation -- Ending the separation of plutonium -- Ending the use of heu as a reactor fuel -- Ending production of fissile materials for weapons -- Disposal of fissile materials -- Conclusion : meeting the fissile material challenge.
Summary: The global stockpile, continued production and use of plutonium and highly enriched uranium facilitates proliferation, increases the risk of nuclear terrorism and is an obstacle to achieving irreversible nuclear disarmament. The book explains how these materials are used, describes the histories of fissile material production for weapons, provides an overview of the current global stockpile of roughly 1900 tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium, and discusses the dangers associated with plutonium separation (reprocessing) and uranium enrichment.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Production, uses and stocks of nuclear-weapon materials -- The history of fissile-material production for weapons -- The global stockpile of fissile material -- Fissile materials, nuclear power, and nuclear proliferation -- Ending the separation of plutonium -- Ending the use of heu as a reactor fuel -- Ending production of fissile materials for weapons -- Disposal of fissile materials -- Conclusion : meeting the fissile material challenge.

The global stockpile, continued production and use of plutonium and highly enriched uranium facilitates proliferation, increases the risk of nuclear terrorism and is an obstacle to achieving irreversible nuclear disarmament. The book explains how these materials are used, describes the histories of fissile material production for weapons, provides an overview of the current global stockpile of roughly 1900 tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium, and discusses the dangers associated with plutonium separation (reprocessing) and uranium enrichment.

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