Sentences with phrase «for nuclear weapons production»

The plutonium produced in the blanket has a concentration of 98 % plutonium - 239, the most convenient plutonium isotope for nuclear weapons production.

But under the NNPA, U.S. action can be triggered only by concerns that U.S. - origin spent fuel may be used for nuclear weapons production, or may be vulnerable to theft or terrorism.

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While defense contractors say that there is no moral or religious dilemma for their employees, church leaders say that there is a problem, but one that can be solved by refusing to participate in the development or production of nuclear weapons and technology.

U.S. agents had intercepted a German ship named the BBC China carrying parts for a Libyan nuclear - weapons - production program, and Libya, in subsequently renouncing its nuclear ambitions, had named Pakistan, and particularly the Khan Research Laboratories, as the supplier of what was to be a complete store - bought nuclear - weapons program.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

The federal agency that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile is expected this week to release a report on the best site option for the United States as it looks to ramp up production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads.

Fast reactors can thus minimize the risk that spent fuel from energy production would be used for weapons production, while providing a unique ability to squeeze the maximum energy out of nuclear fuel.

In another area, the proposed budget would provide almost $ 5.5 billion in new appropriations for DoE's environmental cleanup programs to address contamination from Cold War nuclear weapons production.

American researchers have shown that prospective magnetic fusion power systems would pose a much lower risk of being used for the production of weapon — usable materials than nuclear fission reactors and their associated fuel cycle.

Shuttering a key part of PF - 4 abruptly halted two types of sensitive work done nowhere else in the United States, for roughly the next four years: The invasive sampling and analysis of selected aging nuclear weapons cores to ensure that intact models could all still function as intended; and the production of new cores that could be fit into more modern nuclear weapons or replace those pulled apart in testing.

In an April report on costs associated with the NNSA's ongoing nuclear weapon modernization campaign, the GAO disclosed the existence of an internal NNSA report forecasting that PF - 4 will be unable to meet a congressional demand for production of 30 new pits per year by 2026, as part of a 30 - year, $ 1 trillion nuclear weapons update.

Commercial nuclear fuel cycles are generally the most costly and difficult route for production of weapons - grade materials.

This radioactive metal is sometimes used in the production of nuclear weapons as a substitute for depleted Uranium.

You also agree that you will not use said software for any purposes where prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, chemical, or biological weapons.