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Fuel change for MIT reactor delayed
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Dec 29, 2009 The nuclear reactor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won't be converted to a safer fuel for at least five years, authorities said. The university's 50-year-old reactor is to be switched from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium, which cannot be used to make nuclear weapons. The safer fuel, however, will require at least five years for design and testing to ensure it provides the same performance as the current fuel, said David Moncton, who oversees the reactor. The delay in converting the university's reactor could be used as a reason for countries to delay converting reactors of their own, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday. The United States has been pressuring other Iran and other countries to switch to low enriched uranium to prevent the spread of atomic weapons.
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Iran ready to swap enriched uranium abroad: FM spokesmanTehran (AFP) Dec 29, 2009 Iran is ready to swap abroad its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, the foreign ministry's spokesman said on Tuesday, insisting that the exchange should happen in several stages. Iran is ready for "fuel swap in several stages and has said that this can be an opportunity for the two sides" to build confidence, Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters. "If this principle is accepted by the ot ... read more |
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