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With the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia are reducing their nuclear weapons stockpiles. Deciding what to do with the materials from the thousands of retired nuclear weapons is an important international challenge. To help address this question and related issues, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the State of Texas established the Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium in 1994.
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Boyle, D.R., Hartley, R.S. (1999). Plutonium Disposition Research and Related Activities at the Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium. In: Parish, T.A., Khromov, V.V., Carron, I. (eds) Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. NATO Science Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4591-6_4
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