Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Fuel

Analyzes the acceptance and management of spent nuclear fuel by the Department of Energy, the management of the spent nuclear fuel at one or more foreign facilities, and a combination of components of management alternatives. Addresses two sub alternatives: 1. assisting foreign nations in storage and 2. assisting foreign nations with the reprocessing of the spent nuclear fuel. Includes information on marine transport, port(s) of entry, storage technologies, financing arrangements, amount of spent nuclear fuel, and more. Charts, tables and maps.

Analyzes the acceptance and management of spent nuclear fuel by the Department of Energy, the management of the spent nuclear fuel at one or more foreign facilities, and a combination of components of management alternatives. Addresses two sub alternatives: 1. assisting foreign nations in storage, and 2. assisting foreign nations with the reprocessing of the spent nuclear fuel. Includes information on marine transport, port(s) of entry, storage technologies, financing arrangements, amount of spent nuclear fuel, and more. Charts, tables and maps.

Nuclear Nonproliferation: The Spent Fuel Problem examines the debate concerning the storage of spent fuel generated by nuclear reactors and its implications for nuclear nonproliferation efforts. Potential barriers to the establishment or expansion of national storage facilities for spent fuel are discussed, along with alternatives. This book covers a broad spectrum of possible multinational and international arrangements for spent fuel management, ranging from relatively benign international oversight of national facilities to arrangements for bilateral and regional cooperation, and even the creation of entirely new international institutional mechanisms. The technical, economic, political, and legal aspects of managing spent fuel are explored, paying particular attention to Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the Indian Ocean Basin, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Public attitudes toward nuclear energy, especially with regard to the issue of radioactive waste disposal, are also considered. The final chapter looks at the political aspects of nuclear nonproliferation in general and of spent fuel management in particular. This monograph will be of interest to government officials and policymakers concerned with nuclear energy and nonproliferation.