There are several means of dealing with nuclear waste, the best one is to recycle it by a MOX process. |
Japanese orders for MOX recommenced on 17 April 2013, being supplied by the Sellafield MOX plant's main competitor, the French MOX fuel vendor COGEMA owned by Areva. |
The mixture is not sufficiently enriched for efficient nuclear weapons, but can be used once as MOX fuel. |
With the commercialization of nuclear power, the reprocessed plutonium was recycled back into MOX nuclear fuel for thermal reactors. |
On 12 May 2010 an agreement was reached with existing Japanese customers on future MOX supplies. |
The bottom line is that if you have an uncontrolled accident and release, then MOX fuel will raise your health and safety risks. |