Skip to main content

Environmental & Safety Problems In Pu Utilization & Power Generation

  • Chapter
Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASDT,volume 15))

  • 149 Accesses

Abstract

1. As to the isotopic composition, the available plutonium can be divided into two kinds: weapon plutonium (93% Pu-239) and reactor plutonium (obtained in conventional reactors) which is a mixture of different isotopes.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Goldschmidt P., Verbeek P. “The Deposition of Plutonium from Dismantled Warheads: a West European Utility View”, Nuclear Europe Worldscan, N 5/6, 1994, p.49.

    Google Scholar 

  2. “Polyarnye Zori-95” Command and Headquarters Exercise. Apatity, Murmansk Region, May 29 — June 2 1995, final report, IBRAE RAS, Moscow, 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Arutyunyan R.V., Linge I.I., Pavlovsky O.A. et al. “Franco-Russian Role-Play on Decision Making in the event of Radiological Contamination of Large Areas of Land”, Portsmouth-94 Proceedings of the IRPA Regional Congress, Nuclear Technology Publishing, 1994, pp. 329–332.

    Google Scholar 

  4. “Kalinin NPP-94” Command and Headquarters Exercise. Moscow, November 22-24, 1994, final report, NSI RAS (IBRAE), 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  5. United Nations. Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation. United Nation Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, 1993, Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes. United Nations sales publication E.94. IX.2. United Nations, New York, 1993.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Popov V.I., Kochetkov O.A., Molokanov O.A. et al. “Formation of Internal Exposure Doses to Chernobyl NPP Personnel and Missioned Workers in 1986-1987”. Sov. J. of Medicinal Radiology”, 1991, pp. 33–41.

    Google Scholar 

  7. ICRP-60, 1990 Recommendation of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Annals of the ICRP, w.1-3, Pergamon Press Oxford, 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ivanova N.P., Shvidko N.S., Ershov E.B., Balonov M.I. “Population Doses in Russia from Plutonium Fallout following the Chernobyl Accident”. Rad. Prot. Dosimetry, v.58, N4, 1995, pp. 255–260.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1997 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Bolshov, L., Arutyunyan, R., Kiselev, V., Maksimenko, B., Nosatov, V., Pavlovsky, O. (1997). Environmental & Safety Problems In Pu Utilization & Power Generation. In: Merz, E.R., Walter, C.E. (eds) Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium. NATO ASI Series, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0860-0_21

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0860-0_21

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-010-3743-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-007-0860-0

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics