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I knew it was absolutely crucial for semiconductors, I just saw "non-proliferation" and thought there was some obscure usage for silicon specifically for nukes.
by gosub100 2y ago
I knew it was absolutely crucial for semiconductors, I just saw "non-proliferation" and thought there was some obscure usage for silicon specifically for nukes. Mere semiconductor use is an odd thing for anti-nuke protestors to single out. computers are essentially a commodity at this point, why not protest copper mines because copper wire is used in circuits?
- mikeyouse 2y agoAh, I missed the 'plutonium' at the end of your comment. Not from the area, but I suspect the protests there are more due to the HEU production site 20 miles away although I know the original plutonium manufacturing method resulted in a small 'button' of plutonium that was left in the bottom of a high-temp crucible after the final reduction step, so maybe this facility was instrumental in those crucibles?