No nuclear bomb was ever made with power-reactor plutonium
Power reactors are run to maximize power from the fuel, typically aiming for long-run usage of uranium in the reactor. The result of this is a mix of plutonium isotopes of Pu-239, Pu-240 and above that is hard to handle and too unstable to control detonation.
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Nuclear Politics »Nuclear Politics
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Nuclear challenges for the international community? »Nuclear challenges for the international community?
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Expanding use of civil nuclear power »Expanding use of civil nuclear power
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Support for nuclear power undermines non-proliferation and disarmament »Support for nuclear power undermines non-proliferation and disarmament
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Nuclear plants are bomb factories »Nuclear plants are bomb factories
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Nuclear plants are NOT bomb factories »Nuclear plants are NOT bomb factories
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A typical power reactor produces about 300 kgs of plutonium each year. »A typical power reactor produces about 300 kgs of plutonium each year.
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This false claim is typical of the anti-nuclear movement »This false claim is typical of the anti-nuclear movement
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No nuclear bomb was ever made with power-reactor plutonium
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