Of concern is that Unit 3's reactor uses a fuel that combines
plutonium, better known as an ingredient in nuclear weapons, and
reprocessed uranium. The presence of this mixed oxide fuel, or MOX,
means potentially that yet another very harmful radioactive product
could be released into the environment -- plutonium.
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nuc crisis
Posted by hazbin1 on 17th of Mar 2011 at 03:40 pm
Of concern is that Unit 3's reactor uses a fuel that combines plutonium, better known as an ingredient in nuclear weapons, and reprocessed uranium. The presence of this mixed oxide fuel, or MOX, means potentially that yet another very harmful radioactive product could be released into the environment -- plutonium.