Publication Laka-library:
Australia's Role in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (1984)
| Author | Report by ASTEC |
| Date | May 1984 |
| Classification | 4.22.0.00/07 (AUSTRALIA - GENERAL) |
| Front | 
|
From the publication:
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The purpose of this report is to examine Australia's role in the nuclear fuel cycle and, in particular, to consider the issues which arise directly from that involvement. The nuclear fuel cycle involves a certain series of steps from the mining and milling of uranium ores, through the conversion of those ores into nuclear fuel and the use of that fuel in power reactors for electricity generation, to the reprocessing of spent fuel and disposal of waste. This cycle has particular features which raise issues different to those associated with energy generated from conventional sources, such as fossil fuels, This is because nuclear fission constitutes the explosive source of nuclear weapons and because the nuclear materials used or created in the fuel cycle release radiation. As a result there is understandable public concern that Australian involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle could contribute to nuclear weapons proliferation and could lead to the exposure of human populations to radiation hazards.
This publication is only available at Laka on paper, not as pdf.
You can borrow the publication or request a copy. When we're available, this is possible for a small fee.