Abstract
Many members of the public are concerned about plutonium. They are worried about its environmental, health and proliferation risks. Some of these problems are discussed in other chapters in this book. Fundamental to all such considerations are two related questions:
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how much plutonium do nuclear reactors produce?;
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how accurately do the relevant authorities know these production figures?
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Barnham, K. (1992). Calculating the Plutonium in Spent Fuel Elements. In: Barnaby, F. (eds) Plutonium and Security. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11693-5_7
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