Anti-nuclear groups had lobbied against the project, contending that using a commercial reactor would fuel the arms race.
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The second would blend the plutonium with uranium to fabricate a " mixed-oxide " fuel for commercial reactors.
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Of the more than 400 commercial reactors around the world, more than 85 percent are of the light-water type.
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Congress has been grappling for six years over what to do with the radioactive fuel stored at commercial reactors.
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The insertion of lithium rods into commercial reactors would change their internal geometry and complicate operators'ability to forecast their behavior.
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This status is intended to stimulate experiments to extend the life of existing commercial reactors and encourage nuclear power development.
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The commercial reactors offer the cheapest and most flexible solution, Richardson said at news conference in Washington, D . C.
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They also hope the concept will prove simpler, safer, and cheaper to operate than today's aging fleet of commercial reactors.
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Some of it is being reprocessed for use as fuel for commercial reactors, when in fact low-enriched uranium will do.
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The twelve commercial reactors constructed in Sweden comprise 9 BWRs ( ASEA-ATOM design ) and 3 PWRs ( Westinghouse design ).
