India's nuclear fuel cycle unraveling the impact of the U.S.-India Nuclear Accord /

• Main Author: Woddi, Taraknath V. K.
• Other Authors: Charlton, William S., Nelson, Paul.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2009.
• Series: Synthesis lectures on nuclear technology and society (Online) ; # 1.
• Subjects: Nuclear energy > India.; Nuclear nonproliferation.; Nuclear energy > International cooperation.
• Online Access: Abstract with links to full text
• Item Description: Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.; Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on September 9, 2009).; Series from website.
• Physical Description: 1 electronic text (ix, 94 p. : ill.) : digital file.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781598299854 (electronic bk.)
• Access: Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.

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.