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CHATTANOOGA (AP) - The Department of Energy is preparing an
environmental impact statement on the use of fuel made from surplus
nuclear weapons to power Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plants.
TVA released a set of talking
points on Tuesday about the environmental impact statement. TVA
spokesman Ray Golden told The Chattanooga Times Free Press the document will appear as a draft this week in the Federal Register.
The mixed oxide fuel, also
called MOX fuel, is a blend of plutonium and uranium, but the TVA says
the variety under consideration is made from retired nuclear weapons.
The utility has tentatively
agreed to consider using the fuel in its Sequoyah and Browns Ferry
nuclear plants in Tennessee and Alabama.
TVA is a cooperating agency in the impact statement.
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