Thursday, May 24, 2012

Closely Held Report Discounts Proliferation Risk of Lasers for Making Nuclear Fuel

Closely Held Report Discounts Proliferation Risk of Lasers for Making Nuclear Fuel

A roadway marker points to nuclear fuel operations at a GE-Hitachi campus in Wilmington, N.C., the proposed site of a laser enrichment plant awaiting federal licensing. A laser-based approach is no more likely to spread internationally than centrifuge enrichment technology already in use, according to a 2010 proliferation risk assessment commissioned by the company (Tom Clements/Alliance for Nuclear Accountability). By Elaine M. Grossman
Global Security Newswire
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