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To: William Tell; jpsb

The two of you are aware that the fuel rods there contain only 3% enriched uranium when installed, correct? I’ve seen photos of people sitting on fuel rods before delivery to a nuclear facility, and they can do that because the radioactivity is so low. Not true after a runthrough.

The resulting plutonium after fissioning isn’t all that great an amount but it is still ‘hot’. After a few years in a spent fuel pool it can be stored in the open air.


64 posted on 04/04/2012 6:35:53 PM PDT by SatinDoll (No Foreign Nationals as our President!)
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To: SatinDoll
SatinDoll said: "The two of you are aware that the fuel rods there contain only 3% enriched uranium when installed, correct?"

No, I wasn't. But 3% of 2000 tons is 60 tons. That's still considerably more than one would find in a bomb.

What can you tell us about the plutonium fuel?

65 posted on 04/04/2012 7:40:21 PM PDT by William Tell
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