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> Speaking of utopia: It would be fantastic to see the worlds nuclear arsenals being converted to nuclear energy generation. From destroying humanity to improvi

> Speaking of utopia: It would be fantastic to see the worlds nuclear arsenals being converted to nuclear energy generation. From destroying humanity to improving life all over the planet. Not sure that kind of leadership exists anywhere. Ahem... May I introduce you to the * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-800_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-800_reactor ? ( singing voice: "It started with a hiss...never thought it would come to this..." )

robomartin 5y ago
From the Wikipedia page: "US president Barack Obama canceled construction of the agreement-supporting US MOX fuel fabrication facility in 2016, citing cost overruns and for financial reasons proposing instead that for the US share of plutonium, it be diluted with non-radioactive material and disposed in the underground WIPP facility.[9][10] However, the dilution could be reversed, and the material reconverted into weapons-grade plutonium.[9] On October 3, 2016, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the agreement to be suspended because the US did not meet its obligations.[11]" Great! <sarcastic> OK, well, maybe we do what Elon Musk proposed and send all of our nukes to Mars, blow them up and start an atmosphere? The fact that the world "leaders" can't come-up with a way to de-nuke the planet is further evidence that politicians --world-wide-- are not the best and the brightest among us. Don't get me started on that tangent.