Re: RADSAFE digest 3135

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 15:46 01.05.2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't have the details in fron of me. Suggest you check NIRS (Nuclear
>Information Resource
>Service) website: www.nirs.org   NIRS has been the leading org in opposing
>Mobile Chernoybl.
>
>We oppose reprocessing due to the plutonium produced. This violates the NPT
>treaty. 

This is a very well known nonsense (yes, I am now "harsh" again, if someone
is offended by the word "nonsense" I would ask for supplying me with a more
polite expression....). It has been demonstrated and very well documented
that plutonium produced in commercial nuclear power plants is not suitable
for production of nuclear weapons and by the most could probably used as a
"block buster". Excuse me that I do not get into scientific details,
because I have the impression that you do not care for them. 

Do you know how many tons of reprocessed plutonium exist? So, come on, the
reprocessing of more fuel would not change much on the current situation.
The USA is not the only country running nuclear power plants, reprocessing
plants exist elsewhere, though the USA does not perform reprocessing (which
is nonsense, because in the military field reprocessing is a necessity and
is performed). 

Have your organisations ever considered the military side of the nuclear
industry? What are your statements?

Best regards,

Franz


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