A Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty and its Verification - International ...
A Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty and its Verification - International ...
A Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty and its Verification - International ...
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What Are <strong>Fissile</strong> <strong>Material</strong>s?<strong>Material</strong> that can sustain an explosive fission chain reactionnotably highly enriched uranium (> 20% U-235) or plutonium (of almost any isotopic composition)Already some controversyRussia has proposed to limit FMCT to “weapon-grade” rather than “weapon-usable” uranium <strong>and</strong> plutoniumPlutonium containing more than 95% plutonium-239Uranium containing more than 90% uranium-235(but India tested with reactor-grade plutonium)(but Hiroshima bomb contained 80% uranium-235)A <strong>Fissile</strong> <strong>Material</strong> (<strong>Cutoff</strong>) <strong>Treaty</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> <strong>Verification</strong> - Geneva, May 2, 2008
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