Nuclear plants are NOT bomb factories

Nuclear power plants do not produce material suitable for use in either developing nuclear weapons or for direct use in nuclear weapons. The isotopic mix of plutonium is not suitable for weapons (this has been tested) and the presence of fission products makes extraction difficult.

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A typical power reactor produces about 300 kgs of plutonium each year.
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