Safety Issues Associated With Plutonium Involvement In The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The VOLGA conferences hosted in oddnumbered years by the Department of Theoretical and Experimental Reactor Physics of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute MEPhI are some of the most prestigious technical meetings held in Russia. Traditionally these conferences present the opportunity for reactor physicists from around the world to gather at MEPhIs holiday camp on the banks of the Volga river near Tver to exchange ideas and explore innovative concepts related to nuclear power development.