The nuclear industry is pushing for mass production of HALEU, which poses significant risks to our environment, health, and safety. This form of enriched uranium for new types of nuclear power reactors could perpetuate the cycle of nuclear proliferation here in the US and worldwide. Here’s the problem: HALEU requires producing uranium that is close enough to weapons-grade that it could be used as cover to develop nuclear weapons. Making it produces more radioactive pollution, and using it would generate … read more »
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