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Stop laser uranium enrichment

Nature volume 464, pages 32–33 (2010)Cite this article

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The US Congress should discourage efforts to advance the technology to make fuel for nuclear reactors, say Francis Slakey and Linda R. Cohen — the risks outweigh the benefits.

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  • The mean US household savings from laser enrichment of uranium would probably be less than $2 a month

  • The technology could be misappropriated to secretly enrich uranium for weaponry

  • The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission should assess proliferation risks in the licensing process

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  1. Francis Slakey is the Upjohn lecturer in physics and public policy at Georgetown University, Washington DC 20057, USA.,

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  2. Linda R. Cohen is a professor of economics and law at the University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. slakeyf@georgetown.edu ,

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Slakey, F., Cohen, L. Stop laser uranium enrichment. Nature 464, 32–33 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464032a

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