Former U.S. State Department and nuclear regulatory officials on Tuesday urged the U.S. Energy Department to reconsider a plan to use bomb-grade uranium in a nuclear power experiment, saying that its use could encourage such tests in other countries.
The Energy Department and two companies aim to share costs on the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment at the Idaho National Laboratory and use more than 1,322 pounds fuel containing 93% enriched uranium.and the department hope the six-month experiment will lead to breakthroughs in reactors that could help reduce pollution linked to climate change.
"The damage to national security could exceed any potential benefit from this highly speculative energy technology," the experts saidto Energy Department officials. They fear an increase in such experiments boosts risks that militants looking to create a nuclear weapon could get hold of the uranium.
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