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Russian Official: Gov’t Open to Alternative U.S. Plutonium Disposition Methods

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Brian Bradley
WC Monitor
10/16/2015
A Russian official on Tuesday signaled Moscow is willing to allow the U.S. to choose a different plutonium disposition method than the mixed-oxide approach mandated in a bilateral deal from 2000. The Plutonium Management and…

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