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November 8, 2021

Fact Sheet: Low-Enriched Uranium for Naval Reactors

Congress is considering whether to continue research that started in 2016 into using low-enriched uranium (LEU) to replace weapon-grade highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to fuel naval nuclear propulsion reactors. Such a switch would reduce risks of nuclear proliferation and avoid the need to restart production of weapons-grade uranium for the first time since 1992. Rapidly Closing […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Security, United States

November 3, 2021

Fact Sheet: Congress’ Options on Civil Nuclear Waste Disposal

The disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel is an environmental and economic responsibility for the United States government. Successive administrations have failed to find a solution since the nuclear chain-reaction was envisioned for civilian energy generation in 1946. Through the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Congress assigned the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel to the […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation, United States

October 1, 2021

Fact Sheet: Advanced Reactors, Nuclear Security and Non-Proliferation Concerns

The nuclear industry is developing several promising new technologies to meet the demand for “green” energy, but some may do more damage to U.S. non-proliferation policy than they are worth. The question for the federal government should be which of the possible avenues maximizes safety and minimizes proliferation risk. Supporters of advanced reactors often point […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation

September 1, 2021

Breaking down the jargon: nuclear programs, uranium and plutonium

By Samuel M. Hickey According to the Critical Issues poll done by the University of Maryland, a large majority of Americans across the political spectrum believe that Iran possesses nuclear weapons. It does NOT. Iran conducts nuclear research, contrary to its international commitments, into technologies with weapons applications, but it has not yet taken steps […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets on Iran Diplomacy, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Iran Diplomacy, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes of Hazard blog

August 26, 2021

Fact Sheet: The Civilian and Military Characteristics of Plutonium

Nuclear weapons require fissile materials, that is certain isotopes of uranium and plutonium, to sustain explosive fission chain reactions. Plutonium for weapons is normally obtained by reprocessing. Reprocessing is the separation of plutonium from irradiated uranium, often in the spent fuel from a nuclear reactor. The process was originally developed in the United States as […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons

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