The Nuclear Weapons Complex
Management for Health, Safety, and the Environment
by Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, National Research Council
Description
In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. In addition, the book examines the future of the complex and offers suggestions for its modernization. Several explanatory appendixes provide useful background information on the functioning of the complex, criticality safety, plutonium chemistry, and weapons physics.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date February 1989
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309041799
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19 USD
- Pages156
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309571883 . Copyright year 1989.
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