[NukeNet] [no-new-nukes-yall] More on PU Shortage and NASA Missions
Kay Cumbow
kcumbow at greatlakes.net
Sun Mar 9 11:45:13 EDT 2008
At 11:42 AM 3/9/2008, Kay Cumbow wrote:
>Jeanine,
>
>I didn't mean to mislead. I agree with all you say! I was responding to
>their message (that it would be a bad thing to run out of plutonium) -
>whereas most of humanity would rejoice if there was none left! Thanks for
>clearing up any misunderstanding I may have caused by my posting. The
>other point I wanted to make was that they are using that for an excuse to
>sell (prop up) the enormously expensive, dangerous (dangerous to the peace
>of the world as well as physically dangerous) and completely
>unnecessary reprocessing proposal. -Kay
>
>At 08:58 AM 3/9/2008, Dolph Honicker wrote:
>>NukeNet Anti-Nuclear Network (nukenet at energyjustice.net)
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>> Please scroll down and read Kay Cumbow's message first.
>>
>>What do they mean run out of plutonium? As long as nuclear plants
>>operate, each reactor is producing plutonium. GNEP plans to start
>>reprocessing again. How much plutonium is at SRS now, since they have
>>started taking it all there from Hanford, Rocky Flats, and elsewhere,
>>even some we bought from Russia, remember?
>>
>>Think of all the plutonium in spent fuel pools and dry casks
>>storage, and with 104 operating reactors in the U.S. and more in the
>>pipeline and on the drawing board, they will never run out of
>>plutonium. Mr. Wyka stated at the first hearing in North Augusta in
>>February at the Bomplex, (Complex Transformation) hearing that there are
>>10,000 (plutonium) pits at Pantex, and 20 more are being built at Los
>>Alamos every year. You all know that a pit is the core of an apple and
>>of a nuclear bomb. So, where are they getting the plutonium to build 20
>>more "pits" per year which NNSA is currently doing?
>>
>>Oh yes, the Bombplex EIS has four options, one of which they call "
>>Distributed Centers of Excellence Alternative" " Main decisions are
>>related to plutonium pit production: - Upgrade facilities at Los Alamos
>>(2 upgrade options up to 80/pits/year or 125 pits/year)"
>>or - "Build a new facility (125 pits/year) at either Los Alamos, Nevada
>>Test Site, Pantex, SRS, or Y-12 (Oak Ridge)"
>>
>>Then there is the "Consolidated Centers of Excellence Alternative", which
>>would consolidate plutonium pit production at one or two sites. Still
>>there is production. No numbers were given in the handout from which I am
>>quoting.
>>
>>The "No Action Alternative" is to continue doing what they are doing now
>>(20 new pits per year at Los Alamos) with other work on the bombs at
>>all 8 sites.
>>
>>The forth option is called "Capability-Based Alternative," which would
>>have a capacity of approximately 50 weapons/year.
>>
>>So, none of the four options is to cease making nuclear bombs and to
>>follow the mandates of the Non-Proliferation Treaty that mandates that
>>all nuclear weapons states reduce their nuclear arsenals to zero in
>>return for non nuclear states abstaining from building these weapons of
>>mass destruction.
>>
>>If you want to read the Supplemental Draft EIS before you respond, try
>><http://www.complextransformationspeis.com/>www.complextransformationspeis.com
>>
>>
>>The GAO has reported that Bombplex, (Complex Transformation) will cost
>>$150 billion. How would you rather that money be spent? Fair question
>>to answer in your response.
>>
>>The bigger question is, why do we need to build even one more pit or one
>>more bomb? What are the political implications of even having this
>>proposal to build more nuclear weapons? We have approximate 10,000
>>nuclear bombs now with about 6,000 "deployed" and the remainder on
>>"standby". That's in addition to the 10,000 pits at Pantex plus the new
>>ones that are being produced now at Los Alamos.
>>
>>What will be the environmental implications if even one more nuclear bomb
>>is ever used? All out nuclear war? The end of life on earth as we know
>>it? Nuclear winter? (The DOE's answer to Global Warming? After all
>>they are promoting Nuclear Power plants as the answer to global
>>warming. This is a logical conclusion.)
>>
>>Remember we have until April 10 to respond.. In case you have misplaced
>>the mailing address, and want to respond now while you are thinking about
>>it, or wish to forward this to someone who may not have gotten an
>>earlier notice, here it is again:
>>
>>Put: "Complex Transformation, Draft Supplemental Programmatic EIS(SPEIS)"
>>in your subject line.
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>>Mail by snail mail to:
>>
>>Mr. Ted Wyka, NNSA
>>Office of Transformation NA-10.l
>>1000 Independence Ave. S.W.
>>Washington, D.C. 20585
>>
>>or by email to
>><mailto:complextransformation at nnsa.doe.gov>complextransformation at nnsa.doe.gov.
>>
>>of by fax to 1-703-931-9222
>>
>>
>>
>>Jeannine
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>To: no-new-nukes-yall at yahoogroups.com
>>From: kcumbow at greatlakes.net
>>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:16:13 -0500
>>Subject: [no-new-nukes-yall] More on PU Shortage and NASA Missions
>>Looking at the positive...
>>
>>Of course, what an opportunity, to run out of plutonium for further space
>>missions! It is an enormously expensive fuel, with huge ramifications,
>>both in the production and also in case of accidents on the launch out
>>(or the way back in, if there is miscalculation or intended return.) - Kay
>>
>>Plutonium Shortage May Thwart Future NASA Missions to Outer Planets
>>By <http://www.space.com/news/mailto:bberger@space.com>Brian Berger
>>Space News Staff Writer
>>posted: 6 March 2008
>>1:58 pm ET
>><http://www.space.com/news/080306-nasa-plutonium-shortage-fin.html>http://www.space.com/news/080306-nasa-plutonium-shortage-fin.html
>>
>>This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. EST, March 7.
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