Cargando…
The midlife crisis of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty /
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has been the principal legal barrier to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons for the past forty-five years. It promotes the peaceful uses of nuclear technology and insures, through the application of safeguards inspections conducted by the International Ato...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) :
Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
[2016]
|
| Colección: | IOP (Series). Release 2.
IOP concise physics. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scientific background
- 2.1. Fundamental forces
- 2.2. Model of the atom
- 2.3. Isotopes
- 2.4. Stability
- 2.5. Half-life
- 2.6. Fission and fusion
- 3. Technology
- 3.1. Reactor physics
- 3.2. Nuclear reactors
- 3.3. Reactor designs
- 3.4. The nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear proliferation
- 3.5. Uranium enrichment
- 3.6. Reactor wastes
- 3.7. Reprocessing
- 3.8. Fission weapons
- 3.9. Gun-barrel device
- 3.10. Implosion device
- 3.11. Proliferation concerns
- 4. The nuclear nonproliferation treaty
- 4.1. Why proliferation is a concern
- 4.2. NPT early history
- 4.3. Conference on Disarmament
- 4.4. The NPT
- 4.5. Recent history of the NPT
- 4.6. The IAEA, the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Zangger Committee
- 4.7. Successes of the NPT
- 4.8. Difficulties faced by the NPT
- 4.9. Lessons learned
- 5. The NPT in crisis
- 5.1. Safeguards
- 5.2. Technical cooperation
- 5.3. Disarmament
- 5.4. Middle East
- 5.5. Security assurances
- 6. Conclusion
- Appendix. The NPT Treaty.