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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by smaddox on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @06:04PM (#31760024)
> Yes, the process involves production of Pu-239, which is weapon-grade and may raise proliferation concerns.

Not if you use Thorium breeder reactors.

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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by pfdietz on Thursday June 16, 2022 @12:27AM (#31762434)
If you didn't include 238U in your thorium breeder, the 233U that comes out will be usable in weapons (at least until enough of the 232U decays to present a gamma hazard.) And if you DO include 238U, you get plutonium.
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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by danielrpa on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @08:55PM (#31761374)
I'm interested in nuclear energy but it appears that I don't know enough. Thorium breeder, processes generating pu-239... Is there a relatively accessible book I can read to understand all of this better?
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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by AtlasBarfed on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @11:33PM (#31762210)
The LFTR presentations (lots of youtubes) showed how their isotope chains were proliferation resistant.
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