Plan offered to revive nukes. [US DOE would fabricate fuel from weapons for WNP-1 and 3]
Journal Article
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· Engineering News-Record; (United States)
OSTI ID:7076072
This article discusses a new plan that would allow work to resume on two uncompleted nuclear power units in Washington state at a cost of $3.3 billion under an agreement with the federal government. If approved, the Department of Energy would fabricate plutonium from US and former Soviet Union weapons into fuel.
- OSTI ID:
- 7076072
- Journal Information:
- Engineering News-Record; (United States), Vol. 231:12; ISSN 0013-807X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
PLUTONIUM
RECYCLING
WNP-1 REACTOR
CONSTRUCTION
WNP-3 REACTOR
FABRICATION
FINANCING
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
ACTINIDES
ELEMENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
METALS
POWER REACTORS
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THERMAL REACTORS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
WEAPONS
210200* - Power Reactors
Nonbreeding
Light-Water Moderated
Nonboiling Water Cooled
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