LANL's Role in the U.S. Fissile Material Disposition Program

Whitworth, Julia¹  Kay, Virginia² 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States);NA-233

关键词: Fissile Material Disposition;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1170692
RP-ID  :  LA-UR-15-21164
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1170692

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The process of Fissile Material Disposition is in part a result of the Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System (ARIES), which is an agreement between the U.S. and Russia to dispose of excess plutonium used to make weapons. LANL is one sight that aides in the process of dismantling, storage and repurposing of the plutonium gathered from dismantled weapons. Some uses for the repurposed plutonium is fuel for commercial nuclear reactors which will provide energy for citizens.