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Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has opened its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility in Oak Ridge, at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). UNSC said the facility is leveraging the region’s specialised workforce to produce the first fuel for testing and qualification for use in the company’s advanced Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) Energy System.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsultra-safe-nuclear-corporation-opens-pilot-fuel-manufacturing-facility-9943982
The UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has a problem with the world’s largest stocks of reactor-grade plutonium. The international association Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy view this as a one-time opportunity to benefit several advanced nuclear energy developments, none of which are acknowledged by DECC. By Brendan McNamara
Weak, short distance radiation makes it warm; so it is safe to hold but not to swallow. UK reactor grade plutonium is unsuitable for making weapons. And small-scale uses of UK plutonium could never go critical
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 27 May 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmarter-uses-for-plutonium