3 ms·The half-life of the currently used fuel (Plutonium 238) is 87 years.by bildung 9y agoThe half-life of the currently used fuel (Plutonium 238) is 87 years.Filligree 9y agoThe article is about a reactor that does not use plutonium.bildung 9y agoYeah, but this subthread is about protest reasons :) The reactor in the article (and the half-life of it's fuel) can't be the reason people are protesting.