The price of uranium oxide, from which fuel for nuclear power plants is made, has risen from $7.25 a pound in 2001 to $47.25—a record in nominal terms.

可用以制造核电厂燃料的氧化铀的价格从2001年每磅7.25美元上涨至47.25美元，创下面值上的新高。

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The MOX facility will blend surplus weapon-grade plutonium with depleted uranium oxide to make mixed oxide fuel for use in existing nuclear power plants.

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Mixed-oxide or MOX fuel is recycled from nuclear warheads.

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The fuel in No. 3 is a blend of plutonium and reprocessed uranium, referred to as MOX (for mixed oxide) and manufactured by the French nuclear company AREVA. MOX fuel rods are also less stable than plutonium-free rods.

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