Tritium editorial

[rick_strickert@pc.radian.com]

There is an interesting editorial in Science (13 Sep 96) by Harold Agnew
regarding the question of where to get replacement tritium for our
nuclear weapons once US stockpiles decay.  Agnew discusses the pros and
cons of four sources:

     1. A DOE-built combination production/power reactor;
     2. An DOE-built accelerator;
     3. Canadian surplus; or,
     4. Russian stockpile and surplus.

According to Agnew, buying foreign tritium will prevent a $2B "fleecing
of America" and contribute to world stability.

Rick

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