Plutonium in Troubled Reactors, Spent Fuel Pools
Associated Press
March 18th, 2011
The fuel rods at all six reactors at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi complex contain plutonium — better known as fuel for nuclear weapons. While plutonium is more toxic than uranium, other radioactive elements leaking out are likely to be of greater danger to the general public.
Only six percent of the fuel rods at the plant’s Unit 3 were a mixture of plutonium-239 and uranium-235 when first put into operation. The fuel in other reactors is only uranium, but even there, plutonium is created during the fission process.
This means the fuel in all of the stricken reactors and spent fuel pools contain plutonium.
Plutonium is indeed nasty stuff, especially damaging to lungs and kidneys. It is also less stable than uranium and can more easily spark a dangerous nuclear chain reaction.
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I saw an article on another site but the site, featuring GE zombies explaining that now they had proof of the safety and environmental benefits of fission plants in geologically active zones.
This other site forbade critical or judgemental language so I will try to say here that those people still pushing these Uranium or Plutonium are the dummest examples of excessive inbreeding and alcoholism yet witnessed by God or the devil. I hope they all join hands and swim out to sea, never to touch land again or grace anyone still alive with their presence.