Re: Excess WPu Disposition

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

Right, Mike, but worse, it says "the US no longer has the technical capability 
to do anything that's not bureacratic programs and controls" (mostly useless
and irrelevant except for meeting "the funding challenge"; measured by
"billable hours", not results). Pretty sad, and embarrassing.  :-) 

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
jmuckerheide@delphi.com

> You could add to your list that Europeans already have experience and 
> the capability to recycle Pu and produce MOX fuel for reactors. One 
> specific example that comes to mind is Siemens.  They already hold 
> fuel contracts for several US nuclear power plants so after satisfying
> some national security concerns there knowledge/experience/capability
> could easily be used to produce MOX in the US. (They'd likely jump at
> the chance to increase their business.)  To question whether or not the 
> US still has this capability seems to portray an attitude that says we 
> have nothing to learn from people outside the US.
> 
> Michael Baker
> 
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