Research reports

Banning Plutonium Separation

Endless Trouble: Britain's Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP)

Remote detection of undeclared reprocessing

China's Fissile Material Production and Stockpile

The Use of Highly-Enriched Uranium as Fuel in Russia

Banning the Production of Highly Enriched Uranium

Plutonium Separation in Nuclear Power Programs

Alternatives to MOX. Direct-disposal options for stockpiles of separated plutonium

Ending reprocessing in Japan: An alternative approach to managing Japan's spent nuclear fuel and separated plutonium

Fissile Material Controls in the Middle East

Managing Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors: Experience and Lessons from Around the World

The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Energy

Fast Breeder Reactor Programs: History and Status

Consolidating Fissile Materials in Russia's Nuclear Complex

The Safeguards at Reprocessing Plants under a Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty

The Legacy of Reprocessing in the United Kingdom

Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing in France

Managing Spent Fuel in the United States: The Illogic of Reprocessing

Japan's Spent Fuel and Plutonium Management Challenges

Fissile Materials in South Asia: The Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal