Bush Administration to Support Nuclear Recycling

Ironsides writes "The Washington Post is reporting the the Bush Administration is planning to re-enrich spent nuclear fuel so that it can once again be used in nuclear reactors. Included in the plan is a proposal to take spent fuel from other countries and re-enrich it for use as well as domestic spent fuel. This would be a break with a policy set forth by President Carter in an attempt to discourage nuclear proliferation. Currently $250 Million as been proposed for FY 2007 to start developing the technology."

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Inspection

[McGiraf]

Who will do the inspctions to make sure the USA does not plan to use uranuim in WMD?

White house press release

[moochfish]

The White House announced today that it would be creating several state of the art nuclear recycling facilities. Citing environmental concerns about nuclear waste near civilians, the White House released a press statement indicating "the administration will take all necessary precautions to protect the welfare of citizens by choosing rural sites." The locations for these sites were listed in the press release followed by the statement, "Not only will the construction of these facilities further strengthen our economy, but the administration hopes to show the world that the Bush administration advocates environmentally friendly options such as recycling.

The locations for the plants were listed as follows:
Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota
White Mountain National Forest, Maine
Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma
Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming
Tongass National Forest, Alaska
Cleveland National Forest, California
Boise National Forest, Idaho

Cognitive dissonance... Hurts head... Ack!

[pla]

the Bush Administration is planning to re-enrich spent nuclear fuel so that it can once again be used in nuclear reactors.

Owwwwww, make it stop!

I loathe the current administration. Everything about him/them. I look forward to the impending impeachment proceedings, led most satisfyingly of all by the Republicans.

But...

I agree with this one! I've argued that we need to recycle spent fuel for years.

So this confuses me and hurts my head. Bush double plus bad, but recycling good... Bush bad, recycling good...


Ahhh (breathes a sigh of relief)... No doubt he'll mention next week that in order to guarantee that no baddies get ahold of spent fuel, we'll all need to install "the eye" in our homes. Now it all makes sense.



Do it for the Children, you terrorist scum!

Why are physicists the only ones who know this?

[benjamindees]

As a trained physicist, I learned that there is one universal currency: energy.

I'd just like to say "Fuck You" on behalf of all Americans to you and other physicists like you for pandering to our belligerent military instead of informing Americans of this important fact.