dismantled nuclear warheads now supply 13% of world reactor requirements

Highly-enriched uranium from weapons stockpiles is displacing some 10,600 tonnes of U3O8 production from mines each year, and meets about 13% of world reactor requirements.

Source: Military Warheads as a Source of Nuclear Fuel | Megatons to MegaWatts

added 2012-03-21T13:40:39Z by anders

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