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In 2007 the United States started building a MOX facility at Savannah River for turning the old weapons plutonium into power reactor fuel. Its cost and time to
by philipkglass 4y ago
In 2007 the United States started building a MOX facility at Savannah River for turning the old weapons plutonium into power reactor fuel. Its cost and time to completion ballooned far beyond original estimates and it was ultimately canceled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River_Site#MOX_Fuel_Fabrication_Facility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River_Site#MOX_Fuel_F...
"Cost estimate for MOX facility at Savannah River Site swells to $47.5 billion"
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2015/04/22/cost-estimate-mox-facility-savannah-river-site-swells-475-billion/14371088007/ https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2015/04/22/cost-...
"US MOX facility contract terminated"
https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-MOX-facility-contract-terminated https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-MOX-facility-cont...