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NRC seeks public comment on Diablo Canyon draft environmental report
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comment on its draft supplemental environmental impact statement for Diablo Canyon’s license renewal request.
Yigal Ronen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 152 | Number 3 | March 2006 | Pages 334-335
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE06-A2588
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Heavy isotopes with 90 Z 100 and 2Z - N = 43 ± 2, with some exceptions, are fissile.
