Is an International Nuclear Fuelbank a Good Idea?

An anonymous reader writes "A roundtable at the Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences explores the notion of nuclear fuel banks which would offer nations a guaranteed supply of low-enriched uranium if they renounce the right to enrich on their own. From the article: 'The basic idea behind an international fuel bank is that it would, in a reliable and nondiscriminatory way, make emergency supplies of market-priced low-enriched uranium available to states that sign up to participate. States that opt for membership in a fuel bank would gain increased confidence that their access to reactor-grade fuel would not be interrupted. In return, they would renounce the right to enrich uranium and reprocess spent fuel on their own. Such an arrangement could be appropriate for a number of states. But for others, it might be less than ideal.'"

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Re:um no

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You are a completely naive gullible fool if you don't believe Iran is pursuing the bomb.

You can say they deserve to have it. You can say Israel, USA, European responses suck. That's ok.

But if you honestly believe Iran isn't pursuing the bomb you are a complete idiot.

You believe only the West is capable of lying? You think you are smart by believing the opposite of what the West says? Here's a trick for you to learn: dont believe anything the west says AND anything Iran says. Not liking the west shouldn't be more important than your critical thinking skills. Not liking the west shouldn't mean embrace another lying asshole. Its actually possible to dislike the west and Iran at the same time.

I dont understand people who, not liking the west for doing certain evil things, embrace some other asshole doing the same evil things.