Nuclear Proliferation and Civilian Nuclear Power Report of the Nonproliferation Alternative Systems Assessment Program Volume II:Proliferation Resistance

摘要

This introductory chapter traces the growth of the issue of nuclear weapons proliferation and the organization and objectives of NASAP. Chapter 2 summarises the program's assessments, findings, and recommendations lach of Volumes II-VII reports on an individual assessment (Volume II:Proliferation Resistance;Volume III:Resources and Fuel Cycle Facilities;Volume IV:Commercial Potential;Volume V:Economics and Systems Analysis;Volume VI:Safety and Environmental Considerations for Licensing;Volume VII:International Perspectives). Volume VIII (Advanced Concepts) presents a combined assessment of several less fully developed concepts, and Volume IX (Reactor and Fuel Cycle Descriptions) provides detailed descriptions of the reactor and fuel-cycle systems studied by NASAP