法国首次采用钚作为核反应堆的燃料。这种名为“MOX”(混合氧化物)的新型燃料实际是由天然铀和拉阿格再处理工厂生产的钚的混合物。由废料提取变成燃料的钚在核反应堆中使用三年,再处理,随后再投入使用。从现在起到年底,法国电力公司的核反应堆将配争8吨“MOX”混合燃料(第一批燃料将在布罗瓦附近的圣洛朗德佐的 B1号核反应堆中使 For the first time, France has used plutonium as a fuel for nuclear reactors. This new type of fuel, called “MOX” (mixed oxides), is actually a mixture of thorium produced by natural uranium and the Laaag reprocessing plant. Crucibles that are extracted from waste and turned into fuel are used in nuclear reactors for three years before being processed and then used again. From now until the end of the year, EDF’s nuclear reactors will compete for 8 tons of “MOX” blends (the first batch of fuel will be used in the B1 nuclear reactor in Saint-Laurent-de-Raux near Broiva.