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March 19, 2015
Downblending Highly Enriched Uranium Just Makes Sense
The use of highly enriched uranium in some vessels of our Navy's fleet has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks in eliminating this dangerous material. But new reactor designs could mean the end of the Navy's reliance on highly enriched uranium.
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Topics: National Security
February 4, 2015
It’s Time to Think Outside the MOX
The Department of Energy has been mismanaging a project to dispose of excess weapons-grade plutonium for over a decade. It's time to look into alternatives.
February 2, 2015
Time to Downsize America's Bloated Nuclear Weapons Complex
The U.S. Nuclear Weapons complex has undergone decades of security accidents, failures and embarrassments. Consolidation of the complex will make the country significantly more safe and secure.
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Topics: National Security
August 25, 2014
No More Excuses for Failing to Downblend
If the government sped up dismantlement and highly enriched uranium downblending efforts, the United States and the world would be a safer place—and the government might make a few (million) dollars, too.
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Topics: National Security
July 22, 2014
New Analysis on Old Reports of Nuclear Risk
The risk of a catastrophe from nuclear weapons is far above any acceptable level, according to the analysis of a previously-unreleased report from 1957.
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Topics: National Security
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