An analysis of the current (February 2009) status and future potential of India's nuclear fuel cycle is presented in this book. Such a fuel cycle assessment is important, but relatively opaque because India regards various aspects of its nuclear fuel cycle as strategically sensitive. Any study therefore necessarily depends upon reverse calculations based on the information that is available, expert assessments, engineering judgment and anecdotal information. In this work every effort is made to provide transparency to these foundations, so that changes can be made in light of alternative expectations or subsequent information. This book should be of interest to policy experts, governmental specialists, technologists, nuclear technologists, and others seeking to understand and explain the associated facts and potential consequences of the recent U.S.-India civil nuclear accord. Table of Contents: Introduction / A Brief History of the Indian Nuclear Program / Indian Nuclear Facilities / Fuel Cycle Analysis: From Beginning to Present Day / Fuel Cycle Analysis: Future Projections / Alternate Reactor Systems / Conclusions / Acknowledgements

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Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science

Paul Nelson, Rasha Bassam

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Synthesis lectures on nuclear technology and society -- # 1, San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA), California, 2009

Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, 2009

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Executive Summary......Page 11
Objectives of the Study......Page 13
The Inception Phase of the Program: 1944-1960......Page 15
Early Weapons Development Efforts: 1960-1966......Page 20
Negotiations and Aftermath of the Non-Proliferation Treaty: 1966 -- 1974......Page 21
India's Isolation Following Operation Smiling Buddha: 1975--1998......Page 22
Following the Pokhran II Tests: 1999 - 2006......Page 23
Current State of the Indian Nuclear Program......Page 24
Power Reactors......Page 27
Research and Plutonium Production Reactors......Page 28
Uranium Enrichment Facilities......Page 32
Fuel Fabrication Facilities......Page 33
Uranium Mining, Milling, and Conversion Facilities......Page 34
Assessment of Natural Uranium Production......Page 41
Assessment of Power Production and Uranium Consumed......Page 45
Assessment of Enriched Uranium Production......Page 48
Theory of Enrichment Calculations......Page 50
Assessment of Plutonium Production and Use: 1947--1974......Page 51
Assessment of Plutonium Production and Use: 1947--1998......Page 55
Assessment of Plutonium Production and Use: 1947--2006......Page 58
Presuming NO Agreeable U.S.--India Nuclear Cooperation......Page 61
Future of Existing Nuclear Power Program......Page 62
Future of Fast Breeder Program......Page 65
Projections under Adopted U.S.--India Nuclear Accord......Page 67
Future of Nuclear Power Program......Page 68
Future of Fast Breeder Program......Page 71
Future of Weapons Program......Page 72
Thermal Breeder Reactor Design Concept......Page 75
The Theory of Breeder Reactors......Page 76
Simulation Details and Design Iterations......Page 79
Results from Simulations......Page 82
Optimized Design......Page 89
6.4Implementation of Alternate Reactor System in India's Nuclear Fuel Cycle......Page 92
Description of Alternate Future Fuel Cycle......Page 93
Comparisons to Existing Indian Fuel Cycle......Page 94
Conclusions......Page 99
Acknowledgements......Page 101
Biography......Page 103

1. Introduction
Motivation for this study
Objectives of the study
2. A brief history of the Indian nuclear program
The inception phase of the program, 1944-1960
Early weapons development efforts, 1960-1966
Negotiations and aftermath of the non-proliferation treaty, 1966-1974
India's isolation following Operation Smiling Buddha, 1975-1998
Pokhran-II tests in 1998
Following the Pokhran II tests, 1999-2006
Current state of the Indian nuclear program
3. Indian nuclear facilities
Power reactors
Research and plutonium production reactors
Uranium enrichment facilities
Heavy water production facilities
Fuel fabrication facilities
Reprocessing facilities
Uranium mining, milling, and conversion facilities
4. Fuel cycle analysis: from beginning to present day
Assessment of natural uranium production
Assessment of power production and uranium consumed
Assessment of enriched uranium production
Theory of enrichment calculations
The nuclear submarine program
Assessment of plutonium production and use, 1947-1974
Assessment of plutonium production and use, 1947-1998
Assessment of plutonium production and use, 1947-2006.
5. Fuel cycle analysis: future projections
5.1. Presuming NO agreeable U.S.-India nuclear cooperation
Future of existing nuclear power program
Future of fast breeder program
Effect on weapons program
5.2. Projections under adopted U.S.-India nuclear accord
Future of nuclear power program
Future of fast breeder program
Future of weapons program
6. Alternate reactor systems for the proposed nuclear fuel cycle
Thermal breeder reactor design concept
The theory of breeder reactors
Reactor physics simulations
The SCALE code system
Simulation details and design iterations
Results from simulations
Optimized design
Implementation of alternate reactor system in India's nuclear fuel cycle
Description of alternate future fuel cycle
Metrics of interest
Comparisons to existing Indian fuel cycle
7. Conclusions
8. Acknowledgements
Biography.

Taraknath V.k. Woddi, William S. Charlton, Paul Nelson. This Volume Is A Printed Version Of A Work That Appears In The Synthesis Digital Library Of Engineering And Computer Science--p. [4] Of Cover. Includes Bibliographical References.

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