The socio economic growth rate of a nation is generally measured in terms of the per capita consumption of electric energy. An uninterrupted and sufficient power generation is required for the overall development and progress of any nation. Currently large scale electric energy production is primarily from fossil fuel (coal, oil, and natural gas), hydro and nuclear reactors
The global stockpile, continued production and use of plutonium and highly enriched uranium facilitates proliferation, increases the risk of nuclear terrorism and is an obstacle to achieving irreversible nuclear disarmament. The book explains how these materials are used, describes the histories of fissile material production for weapons, provides an overview of the current global stockpile of …