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Program to Use Russian Nukes for US Electricity Comes to an End

Posted by Unknown on from the how-about-u.s.-nukes-now dept.

gbrumfiel writes "For the past two decades, about 10 percent of all the electricity consumed in the United States has come from Russian nuclear warheads. Under a program called Megatons to Megawatts, Russian highly-enriched uranium was pulled from old bombs and made into fuel for nuclear reactors. NPR News reports that the program concludes today when the last shipment arrives at a U.S. storage facility. In all nearly 500 tons of uranium was recycled, enough for roughly 20,000 warheads."

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  1. Re:And why ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You should leave the Anti-Americanism to the faculty of American universities.

    They're much better at it.