Perils of plutonium [spent nuclear fuel storage].

Perils of plutonium [spent nuclear fuel storage].

This paper focuses on the security of the ponds at reactor sites where radioactive spent fuel are being stored. A recent report by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, said that attacks by knowledgeable terrorists with access to appropriate technical means are possible. Suc...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 42, 7 (2005).
Main Author: Predd, P.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air cooling.
Dry casks storage.
Dry-storage facilities.
Fuel reprocessing.
Fuel storage.
Plutonium.
Pools.
Proliferation-resistant.
Radioactive isotopes.
Radioactive nuclear material.
Reactor sites.
Spent nuclear fuel.