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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Fuel That We Need for Nuclear Power
I didn't really see anyone articulating a practical vision for transitioning the US nuclear industry from the verge of collapse, frankly. So in 2020, I decided to turn my focus to the US and launch the campaign for a green nuclear deal. The fuel that we need for nuclear is uranium and most of that can be an isotope U-238. And some of that needs to be more fissionable or readily fissionable isotopes U-235. We'll start with the science and organize our conversation by following the sort of whole cycle of nuclear power from mining the fuel and dealing with the spent fuel rods.
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