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Japanese Plutonium and French Nuclear Weapons Program
| Author | WISE Paris, Pavageau, Mycle Schneider |
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| Date | September 1995 |
| Classification | 2.02.8.11/01 (FRANCE - LA HAGUE - CONTRACTS) |
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From the publication:
INTRODUCTION Japanese electricity utilities have been working in close co-operation with the French nuclear industry for over 20 years. One of the key areas of co-operation has always been the production and use of plutonium. Large amounts of spent nuclear fuel have been shipped to France for plutonium separation. The first return shipment of highly radioactive waste arrived in Japan at the end of April 1995. Two large shipments of plutonium have so far been transported back to Japan in 1984 and 1992. But the quantities shipped back correspond to about 17% only of the total amount of plutonium that has been separated at La Hague so far. What happens to the Japanese plutonium in France? While there is considerable protest against French plans to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific, the question seems particularly pertinent : Is there any guarantee that Japanese plutonium does not actually end-up in the French nuclear weapons program ?
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