Nuclear Power For Weapons
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Another drawback of nuclear power plants is that they hold raw materials for nuclear weapons. These are weapons of mass destruction that can cause human genocide. In the wrong hands, these weapons can cause largely populated areas to be killed off, even the U.S. Even after the initial explosion is over, the amount of radiation given off would kill any life. Because of this, there have been moves for peace, especially between the two biggest contributors of Nuclear War heads, the U.S and Russia. As said in, An Energy Resource For The Community Science Action Guide,
"Since March 1993, 113 metric tons of uranium from weapons have been transformed into fuel for nuclear power plants. That's the equivalent of 4,500 dismantled nuclear weapons. This is the result of the United States and the Russian Federation signing an agreement on the disposition and purchase of 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons" (http://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/benefits.html)
"Since March 1993, 113 metric tons of uranium from weapons have been transformed into fuel for nuclear power plants. That's the equivalent of 4,500 dismantled nuclear weapons. This is the result of the United States and the Russian Federation signing an agreement on the disposition and purchase of 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons" (http://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/benefits.html)