TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of the gas centrifuge for uranium enrichment and their relevance for nuclear weapon proliferation
AU - Glaser, Alexander
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This article presents an analytical model, originally developed in the 1980s, for the gas centrifuge and uses this methodology to determine the main design and operational characteristics of several hypothetical centrifuge designs. A series of simulations for a typical first-generation machine is used to assess the relevance of important breakout scenarios, including batch recycling and cascade interconnection, using either natural uranium or preenriched material as feedstock.
AB - This article presents an analytical model, originally developed in the 1980s, for the gas centrifuge and uses this methodology to determine the main design and operational characteristics of several hypothetical centrifuge designs. A series of simulations for a typical first-generation machine is used to assess the relevance of important breakout scenarios, including batch recycling and cascade interconnection, using either natural uranium or preenriched material as feedstock.
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U2 - 10.1080/08929880802335998
DO - 10.1080/08929880802335998
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:55549112591
SN - 0892-9882
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 25
JO - Science and Global Security
JF - Science and Global Security
IS - 1-2
ER -