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nuclear power plants.
[b] Not all Fukushima facilities use uranium rods. Some rely on MOx fuel (a blend of plutonium, natural uranium, reprocessed
uranium, or depleted uranium). Our understanding ... that MOx fuel has a lower melting point; there is less experimental experience
with it; and that it may be less sensitive to boron as a reaction moderator. Plutonium
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