[ RadSafe ] News Distribution: Russia's Nuclear Power Chief Says 42 Nuclear Reactors Will Be Built by 2030

[J. Marshall Reber]

Fascinating - - - I wonder what we do with it?

On Nov 28, 2006, at 4:34 PM, Sandy Perle wrote:

> Russia's top nuclear official on Tuesday denied the polonium, usually
> manufactured in specialized nuclear facilities, could have been
> stolen from a nuclear facility in Russia.
>
> "Allegations that someone stole it during production are absolutely
> unfounded," said Sergei Kiriyenko, director of the nuclear agency
> Rosatom. "The controls are very tough."
>
> Kiriyenko said Russia exports 8 grams of polonium-210 monthly, all of
> it to the United States. He said there had been no exports to Britain
> in five years.