An Alternative to the Continued Accumulation of Separated Plutonium in Japan: Dry Cask Storage of Spent Fuel
As of the end of 2017, Japan had a stockpile of 48 tons of separated plutonium. It will take more than a decade for Japan to convert most of that plutonium into “mixed-oxide” (MOX) fuel and load it into power reactors licensed to use such fuel. This is a very costly program. Including the cost of re...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2018.1527886 |