MOX Battle: Mixed Oxide Nuclear Fuel Raises Safety Questions

The nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan that were crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami are a lot like reactors in the U.S. They are a common, if not exactly modern, General Electric design that harnesses nuclear fission to boil water and drive steam turbines to generate electricity.

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MOX Battle: Mixed Oxide Nuclear Fuel Raises Safety Questions