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Thursday, October 21, 2010

IAEA Wants Research Reactors to use Low Enriched Uranium

 There are approximately 250 operating civilian research and test reactors worldwide, of which around 75 use highly enriched uranium (HEU) as their fuel. But the use of HEU has the potential of nuclear proliferation as it could also be used for producing material used for nuclear weapons. The IAEA works with global partners focusing on how to convert HEU reactors to ones that can use low enriched uranium (LEU). More at:
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2010/10/21/IAEA-Wants-Research-Reactors-to-use-Low-Enriched-Uranium-102102.aspx
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