Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
6 1 Nuclear Non-Proliferation 1.1. Introduction 1.2. The first countries to acquire the atomic bomb 1.3. The NPT 1.4. Other nuclear non-proliferation treaties 1.5. Disarmament controls 1.6. Actions of NGOs 1.7. The military denuclearization of a state 1.8. Conclusions
7 2 Disarmament of Atomic Weapons 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Limitations on the number of nuclear weapons 2.3. Nuclear deterrent forces 2.4. Disarmament controls 2.5. Conclusions
8 3 International Recommendations and National Policies in Decommissioning 3.1. Introduction 3.2. General principles of decommissioning and dismantling 3.3. Lessons from the past 3.4. The decommissioning and dismantling policies of the various states 3.5. Conclusions
9 4 Procedures and Technologies Involved in Decommissioning 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The cost of dismantling 4.3. The production of radioactive waste 4.4. The environmental and health risks of dismantling 4.5. Nuclear decommissioning techniques 4.6. Technical innovations in nuclear decommissioning 4.7. Conclusions
10 5 The Dismantling of Military Nuclear Facilities 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The decommissioning of military plants at the beginning of the nuclear fuel cycle 5.3. The decommissioning of military spent fuel reprocessing plants 5.4. Decommissioning and decontamination of military sites 5.5. The destruction of atomic weapons and their vectors 5.6. Conclusions
11 6 The Dismantling of Electronuclear Reactors 6.1. Introduction 6.2. The dismantling of graphite-moderated reactors 6.3. The dismantling of the pressurized water system (PWR) 6.4. Dismantling the heavy water sector 6.5. Dismantling of the boiling water reactor sector 6.6. Dismantling following a nuclear accident 6.7. Future reactor shutdowns 6.8. Conclusions
12 7 The Decommissioning of Research Reactors and Other Basic Nuclear Facilities 7.1. Introduction 7.2. The dismantling of experimental reactors around the world 7.3. Decommissioning and dismantling of fourth-generation reactors 7.4. The dismantling of first-generation prototype reactors 7.5. The dismantling of basic nuclear fuel cycle facilities 7.6. Decommissioning of other basic nuclear facilities 7.7. Conclusions
13 General Conclusions C.1. The failure of non-proliferation C.2. The rejection of the concept of nuclear deterrence C.3. The failure of nuclear disarmament C.4. An impressive dismantling market C.5. International recommendations for decommissioning C.6. National decommissioning policies C.7. Problems in dismantling of French power reactors C.8. Results of dismantling BNIs C.9. Specificities of nuclear facility decommissioning
15 References