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Plutonium is a heavy, radioactive, man-made, metallic element used in the production of nuclear energy.

Finally, FPIF contributor Robert Alvarez debunks the notion that we can boost the nuclear energy sector and recycle the used fuel to produce even more energy. Just consider the plutonium problem. “Of the 370 metric tons of plutonium…

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It is common for governments, which have sold their soul to nuclear energy, to minimise and pretend there are not any problems. As I write this (Saturday, July 12), an international anti-nuclear rally is underway in Paris. “ …

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And plutonium packed more nuclear energy. In front of us is B Reactor. Perchlorates interfere with the thyroid gland’s ability to absorb iodide from the bloodstream, which can also harm fetal development. When that stuff burns, …

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… a waste repository, multi-billion dollar projects without analysis of alternatives, nearly separated plutonium (per the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership) without adequate safeguards — in short, a renaissance without masterpieces. …

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The United States built a nuclear reactor for India, provided nuclear fuel for a time, and allowed Indian scientists study at US nuclear laboratories. In 1968, India refused to sign the NPT, claiming it was biased. …

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The nuclear industry in the US presently is going through a stagnant phase as no new commercial nuclear reactor had come up in the past ten years. For one of the largest nuclear industries in the world, this situation is definitely …

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