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Consequences of a radiological dispersal fvent with nuclear and / Magill, J; Hamilton, D; Lützenkirchen, K; Tufan, M

Magill, J	Journal Article
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2007.

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Nuclear ; Radioactive Sources ; Radiological Dispersal

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GUI missile flyout: a gneral program for simulating ballistic missiles / Forden, Geoffrey

Forden, Geoffrey	Journal Article
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2007.

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GUI_Missile_Flyout is a stand-alone program running under Windows for simulating ballistic missiles with 1, 2, or 3 stages in a framework with a round, rotating Earth. Users can easily input all the necessary parameters in an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). A modest number of quantities can be interactively plotted on the Interface but the complete trajectory can be saved as either an Excel or Matlab file for further analysis. The trajectory can also be directly displayed in Google Earth for visualization. The GUI can be used to optimize pitch-over parameters to maximize range or aim at a specific target (entered, as is the launch site) through latitude-longitude pairs. In addition to an introduction to using the program, this article describes the integration of the three-degrees-of-freedom equations of motion and approximations made to the aerodynamic (such as a parameterized drag coefficient, Cd). The program is freely available from the website

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Ballistic Missile

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Weapon-grade plutonium production potential in the Indian proto / Glaser, Alexander; Ramana, M V

Ramana, M V	Journal Article
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2007.

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India is building a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, which is scheduled to be operational by 2010. India has refused to accept international safeguards on this facility, raising concerns that the plutonium produced in its uranium blankets might be used to make nuclear weapons. Based on neutronics calculations for a detailed three-dimensional model of the reactor, we estimate that up to 140 kg of weapon-grade plutonium could be produced with this facility each year. This article shows how India's large stockpile of separated reactor-grade plutonium from its unsafeguarded spent heavy-water reactor fuel could serve as makeup fuel to allow such diversion of the weapon-grade plutonium from the blankets of the fast breeder reactor. We describe and assess the most plausible refueling strategies for producing weapon-grade plutonium in this way.

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India ; Reactor ; Plutonium Production ; Fast Breeder Reactor

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