[extropy-chat] iran and israel

spike spike66 at comcast.net
Thu Oct 27 05:07:22 UTC 2005


This whole discussion of plutonium from reactors
takes on a new importance with these kinds of 
discussions taking place:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/ahmadinejad/index.html

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spike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of John K Clark
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:53 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Nuke 'em
> 
> Me:
> 
> >> Weapons proliferation is indeed a very serious problem
> >> and all reactors make Plutonium, but I'm not sure
> >> expanding the use of power reactors would make
> >> things much worse.
> 
> Samantha Atkins Wrote:
> 
> >I don't see how that is true in any meaningful way after
> > reading this.  Please show me how a pebble bed reactor
> > always makes plutonium or is even well suited for such use.
> 
> If you place Uranium is a sea of neutrons, and that's what a reactor is,
> then like it or not, commercial reactor or military you're going to make
> Plutonium. Indeed in the very article you mention I found this:
> 
> "Pu-239 is normally manufactured in nuclear reactors...
> 
> And it says to make bombs the Pu- 239 should not be polluted with Pu-240
> and
> your article then says this:
> 
...
> 
> John K Clark







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