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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 binarylarry · · Score: 0, Troll

    The US is a leader because we don't just talk big on the internet and rave into video cameras.

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  2. Re:And why ... by gstoddart · · Score: 0, Troll

    The US is a leader because we don't just talk big on the internet and rave into video cameras.

    Yes, apparently you wiretap the internet and install the video cameras.

    Because, you know, that's clearly being the champions of freedom and liberty -- or more accurately, your own at the expense of everyone else's.

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