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They do. Decommissioned HEU is downblended to LEU levels for use in power reactors. You dont need that level of enrichment for a power reactor. About 5% enri
by fitumpich 13y ago
They do. Decommissioned HEU is downblended to LEU levels for use in power reactors. You dont need that level of enrichment for a power reactor. About 5% enrichment is all commericals reactors use. The program has been in place since the 1990s and is running to this day. It's called Megatons to Megawatts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatons_to_Megawatts_Program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatons_to_Megawatts_Program