Uses for plutonium [electronic resource] : Weapons, reactors, and other

Published: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1994.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description: 17 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary

This document begins with a introduction on criticality and supercriticality. Then, types and components, design and engineering, yields, and disassembly of nuclear weapons are discussed. Plutonium is evaluated as a reactor fuel, including neutronics and chemistry considerations. Finally, other uses of plutonium are analyzed.

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E 1.99:ucrl-jc--117251
E 1.99: conf-9309355--2
conf-9309355--2
ucrl-jc--117251

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Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1994.
"ucrl-jc--117251"
" conf-9309355--2"
"DE94013234"
Department of Energy plutonium workshop,Washington, DC (United States),29 Sep 1993.
Condit, R.H.

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W-7405-ENG-48

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