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The aim of the present paper is not a policy contribution to the debate of Pu utilisation, whatever its origin. Our more modest goal is to review technically potential ways to use Pu on large scale. This has also been the objective of numerous publications, conferences and seminars.
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Salvatores, M., Delpech, M. (1997). Advanced Systems for Pu Utilization. In: Merz, E.R., Walter, C.E. (eds) Advanced Nuclear Systems Consuming Excess Plutonium. NATO ASI Series, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0860-0_15
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