> Only in the 50s did nuclear power find civilian (i.e. non-violent) application. Many of the early designs like Magnox and RBMK were for producing plutonium f

> Only in the 50s did nuclear power find civilian (i.e. non-violent) application. Many of the early designs like Magnox and RBMK were for producing plutonium first, and power second. Nuclear power was a public relations project more than anything else, at least initially. The UK and Russia continue dual use with their power reactors today. > their purpose is diametrically opposed The purpose is decided by those who control the reactors. For example, the power reactors used in Canada produce plutonium, from natural uranium. Canada built a small heavy water research reactor in India; the material for their first nuclear bomb was made in that reactor. This was expressly not the intent of Canada.