Plutonium bombs require carefully produced materials
Plutonium nuclear bombs are much harder to make than uranium-235 bombs and require relatively pure Pu-239. Special reactors specifically targeted for transmutation rather than power production have always been used to produce this material.
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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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Plutonium bombs require carefully produced materials
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