MOX


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MOX

(mɒks)
n
(Chemistry) a blend of plutonium and uranium oxides, used as a nuclear fuel in breeder reactors
[C20: from m(ixed) ox(ides)]
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References in classic literature ?
"Surgebat Macnevisius Et mox jactabat ultro, Pugnabo tua gratia Feroci hoc Mactwoltro." - Etonian.
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"This decision is a fatal blow to the mismanaged MOX project at the (Savannah River Site) as it will set the precedent that plutonium is waste and not a commercial product to be used as nuclear fuel," said Tom Clements, director of SRS Watch, a public interest organization based in Columbia, South Carolina.
CB&I (NYSE: CBI) said it has reported that the US Congress is continuing to fund the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) project located at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.
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