Re: Tritium editorial

[Les Fraley <les@lamar.ColoState.EDU>]

On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 rick_strickert@pc.radian.com wrote:

> 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 $2B "fleecing
> of America" and contribute to world stability.
> 
Speaking (E-mailing?) of units; the above should be 2 G$, not $2B.
Les Fraley



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