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Plutonium is an energy resource

L. Koch

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The need for development of fuel cycle technology to recover plutonium from spent reactor fuels is indicated; and the importance of plutonium as a virtually inexhaustible energy resource is stressed. Arguments against reprocessing are discussed, and the consequences of failure to make use of plutonium are outlined. (DDA)

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The need for development of fuel cycle technology to recover plutonium from spent reactor fuels is indicated; and the importance of plutonium as a virtually inexhaustible energy resource is stressed. Arguments against reprocessing are discussed, and the consequences of failure to make use of plutonium are outlined. (DDA)

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The need for development of fuel cycle technology to recover plutonium from spent reactor fuels is indicated; and the importance of plutonium as a virtually inexhaustible energy resource is stressed. Arguments against reprocessing are discussed, and the consequences of failure to make use of plutonium are outlined. (DDA)

Key concepts: Plutonium, Resource (disambiguation), Fuel cycle, Waste management, Environmental science, Nuclear engineering, Energy (signal processing), Process engineering

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