Comment on Anon questions our energy sector

• marx2k@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you’re talking breeder reactors, do we have any in the US?

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  • uis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If you’re talking breeder reactors

    I was talking about reusing uranium from “spent” fuel, not about using plutonium. Found source that says “spent” fuel is 95-98% is mix of uranium isotopes that were there. Sadly, source doesn’t say how much of each isopote, I expect very low amount of U-235. Yes, you can also use plutonium in MOX fuel, but only Russia, France and China do that, as far as I know.

    do we have any in the US?

    Dunno. Do you? If you don’t, you can buy them from mentioned above countries.

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