Nuclear fuel cycles: Adjusting to new realities

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Semenov, B.A.; Oi, N. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Energy and Safety); Oi, N. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management) | This article presents a brief overview of developments, and describes a number of international activities being undertaken by the IAEA through its programme covering the nuclear fuel cycle ... Read more »

World uranium supply and demand: The changing market

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Underhill, D.H.; Mueller Kahle, E. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management) | This report provides an analysis of uranium supply and demand under the current conditions of this developing global market. While an analysis is possible, it should be borne in mind that available information is not always complete under conditions of major reorganization, and ... Read more »

Nuclear raw materials: Developing resources through technical co-operation

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Tauchid, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management) | This article presents an overview of the IAEA's technical co-operation activities in the field of nuclear raw materials, particularly looking at recent developments and trends influencing future directions. 1 fig, 1 map ... Read more »

Management of spent fuel from power and research reactors: International status and trends

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Takats, F.; Grigoriev, A.; Ritchie, I.G. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management) | Spent fuel management has always been one of the most important stages in the nuclear fuel cycle, and stands among the most vital problems common to all countries with nuclear reactors. It begins with the discharge of spent fuel from a power or a research reactor and ends with ... Read more »

Safeguarding sensitive nuclear materials: Reinforced approaches

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Shea, T.E.; Chitumbo, K. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Safeguards) | This article looks at the major factors taken into account in planning the implementation of IAEA safeguards, reflecting the relative sensitivity of different safeguarded nuclear materials. 2 tabs ... Read more »

Russia's nuclear fuel cycle: An industrial perspective

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Bibilashvili, Yu.K.; Reshetnikov, F.G. (Ministry of Atomic Energy (Russian Federation). Scientific and Research Inst. of Inorganic Materials) | From the very beginning, the development of nuclear power in the former Soviet Union was based on a closed fuel cycle. Plans included the reprocessing of spent fuel from nuclear power plants, and the recycling of recovered uranium and plutonium in newly fabricated fuel elements. ... Read more »

Nuclear energy and its fuel cycle in Japan: Closing the circle

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria) | With more than 80% of its energy resources imported from other countries, Japan is actively developing the commercial use of nuclear power. Over the past several years, nuclear power has become the core of Japan's strategy for further reducing its energy imports, and for ... Read more »

Plutonium as an energy source: Quantifying the commercial picture

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Chantoin, P.M.; Finucane, J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management) | Plutonium is one element formed in the fuel of nuclear reactors during their operation. Although it can be separated, stored, and subsequently reused in recycled fuel for nuclear power plants, plutonium's well-known military use as a weapons material makes this a delicate issue. ... Read more »

The organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and the IAEA: A comparative overview

1993 - Volume 35, Issue 3 | by Dorn, W. (Toronto Univ., ON (Canada)); Rolya, A. (Chemical Weapons Convention Project at Parliamentarians for Global Action, New York, NY (United States)) | The long-awaited Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) - which was endorsed in New York by the United Nations General Assembly on 30 November 1992 - was opened for signature on 13 January 1993. To oversee its implementation, a new international organization, the Organization for the ... Read more »