Recycling Nuclear Waste

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The Bush administration wants to reverse a 30-year policy against reprocessing nuclear waste. The costly process was banned because it produces plutonium, which could be used to make weapons. But the government says new technology could make this “recycling” safe. Living on Earth’s Jeff Young reports.

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