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The weapons potential of high-assay low-enriched uranium

R. Kemp, Edwin Lyman, Mark Deinert, Richard L. Garwin, Frank von Hippel

2024Science10 citationsDOI

Abstract

Recent promotion of new reactor technologies appears to disregard decades-old concerns about nuclear proliferation.

Topics & Concepts

UraniumEnriched uraniumNuclear weaponPromotion (chess)RadiochemistryDepleted uraniumEnvironmental scienceChemistryPhysicsPolitical scienceNuclear physicsLawPoliticsNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear Physics and Applications
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