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2007-07-27 Africa Subsaharan

Iran fallout: now Nigeria has nuclear ambitions

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-27 13:24|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 An Indian 540MWe CANDU clone (heavy water reactor using natural uranium fuel) costs only 600 million.
They have 220MWe units that are even cheaper, and more easily hooked up to a smaller power grid.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-27 14:35|| 2007-07-27 14:35|| Front Page Top

#2 I predict an influx of Nigerian Nuclear Disaster spam.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-07-27 14:41|| 2007-07-27 14:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Apart from natural Uranium fuel (no need for enrichment) CANDU units can also be refuelled while in operation and, if you change the rods located in the core edges more frequently, can be used to produce weapons grade Plutonium.

The heavy water moderator/coolant, if allowed to circulate for a long period builds up significant Tritium (used to boost nuclear weapons). Both Canada (the CANDU's designer) and India have developed de-tritiation plants to extract Tritium.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-27 14:42|| 2007-07-27 14:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Tom Lehrer sang "Who's Next" about Monaco and Alabama wanting the Bomb.

Alabama?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-07-27 16:15|| 2007-07-27 16:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry guys, we already have both Civilian and Military Nuke Power, don't lump us with Monaco. (No Alabama Ca-sin-o's yet, no Royalty either.)
(Spaces to defeat automatic nannying)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-07-27 16:20|| 2007-07-27 16:20|| Front Page Top

#6 The picture that springs immediately to mind is of the containment vessel with Nigerian pipeline siphoners lined up carrying buckets and jars...

Posted by James">James 2007-07-27 17:22|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2007-07-27 17:22|| Front Page Top

#7 From the That Was The Year That Was album"Who's Next" lyrics

Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-27 22:08|| 2007-07-27 22:08|| Front Page Top

#8 IMNSHO, sorry, but "Who's Next" should always refer to the album by the Who. All other references are ancillary :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-07-27 22:31|| 2007-07-27 22:31|| Front Page Top

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