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
Nuclear challenges for the international community? »Nuclear challenges for the international community?
Expanding use of civil nuclear power »Expanding use of civil nuclear power
Support for nuclear power undermines non-proliferation and disarmament »Support for nuclear power undermines non-proliferation and disarmament
Nuclear plants are bomb factories »Nuclear plants are bomb factories
Nuclear plants are NOT bomb factories »Nuclear plants are NOT bomb factories
A typical power reactor produces about 300 kgs of plutonium each year. »A typical power reactor produces about 300 kgs of plutonium each year.
This false claim is typical of the anti-nuclear movement »This false claim is typical of the anti-nuclear movement
No nuclear bomb was ever made with power-reactor plutonium
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