The U.S. government is planning to use plutonium from nuclear warheads to power civilian nuclear reactors. This is a VERY bad idea.
Plutonium is one of the deadliest radioactive substances on earth.
Exposure to small amounts of it can kill you, and it takes millions of years to break down. The United States government will soon have 50 tons of this poison to get rid of after it dismantles some of its nuclear weapons. Sixteen nuclear utilities have already expressed interest in taking the MOX fuel. Within 30 days of the FEIS, Energy Secretary O'Leary will issue a Record Of Decision under NEPA and the program will begin to move forward. The biggest concern that the MOX promoters have is how much resistance they will meet at the local level.