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WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to get rid of their excess weapons-grade plutonium.
U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman and Sergey Kiriyenko, who heads Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency, signed the joint statement in Washington.
The agreement, announced by the Energy Department, means the countries would dispose off about 750,000 pounds each of excess weapon-grade plutonium by irradiation in nuclear reactors.
"This statement is a clear sign of our mutual commitment to keeping dangerous nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists. We look forward to working together with the Russians to ensure that this important nonproliferation project moves forward in both Russia and the United States," Bodman said.
The statement said Russian plans to begin early disposition of plutonium using a BN-600 fast reactor in 2010-12. The United States plans to begin construction this fall of a mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility in South Carolina to prepare U.S. plutonium for use in nuclear power plants.
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