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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 01:04 AM
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American Physical Society (APS) petitions NRC to include proliferation assessments during licensing.
Edited on Fri Feb-25-11 01:05 AM by bananas
http://www.aps.org/policy/issues/nrcpetition11.cfm

Comment on NRC Licensing Regulations
Deadline for Comments: Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Why Does This Petition Matter?
Proliferation Risks Should Be Minimized
APS filed a petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting the agency change its licensing rules to include a review of the proliferation risks associated with smaller, more efficient nuclear fuel technologies.

Detection Difficulties Need to be Addressed
In its recently released report, Technical Steps to Support Nuclear Downsizing, an APS Study Group found that smaller uranium enrichment technologies could represent proliferation game changers, leading to more efficient methods for production and use of nuclear materials that would be harder to detect.

Where Can I Read the Petition?
Long and Short Versions of the Petition
The longer original version APS sent to NRC has more background information than the abbreviated NRC summary of the same petition.
Original APS Petition to NRC
NRC Docketed Petition

How Can I Comment?
Comment Online
You can comment online at the NRC site.
Comment on the Petition

Questions?
Please contact the APS Washington, DC office of Policy and Advocacy if you have any questions. We are glad to hear from you.
Francis Slakey
202-662-8706
slakey@aps.org

Background Information
Related Nuclear Information
APS Council Nuclear Energy Statement (1993)
"Nuclear Power and Proliferation Resistance: Securing Benefits, Limiting Risks"
APS/POPA Report (2005)
"Readiness of the US Nuclear Workforce for 21st Century Challenges"
APS POPA Report (2008)
Technical Steps to Support Nuclear Arsenal Downsizing (2010)
Full Report
Executive Summary

Stoopid anti-nuke scientists!!!
Don't they know there is no relation between nucular energy and nucular weapons???
I red it on the internutz so I know it's true!!!
There is NOT ONE NOT ONE NOT ONE scientist in the APS!!!
:sarcasm:
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 11:04 AM
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1. Unrecs by the DU E/Eers for nuclear proliferation!
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:10 AM
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2. At least it wasn't moved to the sewing forum.
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kristopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 03:22 PM
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3. The American Physical Society?
What do those innumerate charlatans know? It is very clear they are secretly on the payroll of the coal companies.
:sarcasm:
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