Weapons Plutonium Fuel Test Fails

Nuclear Fuel Test Failure Should Trigger Suspension of Weapon-Grade Plutonium Fuel Use, Groups Say

Citing the recent failure of an experimental plutonium fuel assembly test at a South Carolina nuclear plant, two watchdog groups today called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to suspend a risky, multibillion dollar program that would use 37 tons of surplus nuclear weapons plutonium for U.S. nuclear reactor fuel. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The finding of an unpredicted hazard in using nuclear weapon fuel in nuclear power reactors is particularly cautionary given that a major presidential candidate is making more nuclear power plants a central part of his campaign posturing.

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