Archive for June 19th, 2008
… which does not use plutonium for reactor fuel. India, Israel and Pakistan have all built similar reactors – all with the purpose of fueling nuclear weapons. And why, by the way, does Iran even want a nuclear energy program, …
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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The intention of the Indian Government is to amend the nuclear deal and open up the production of nuclear energy to private corporations. This will destroy the nuclear safety of our country. The possibility of uranium and plutonium…
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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Never mind if one wants plutonium from a nuclear energy facility in a civilized country they would have a better chance of stopping the earth’s rotation. People now drive to Mexico from San Diego to buy gas at half the price because the …
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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Proliferation Risk — Plutonium is a man-made waste product of nuclear fission, which can be used either for fuel in nuclear power plants or for bombs. In the year 2000, an estimated 310 tons (620000 pounds) of civilian, weapons-usable …
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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There are ways to reap the benefits of nuclear energy without putting our lives at risk, but it will take strong leadership. I suggest we could put the production of all nuclear fuel under the control of a global organisation like the …
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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But this pile of concrete blocks, here beside the Columbia River, is the keystone of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation — thefirst full-scale nuclear reactor in the world. The B Reactor made the plutonium for the Trinity nuclear test on …
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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