From: Bill Lucy 

Out of darkness, Adam Flinton says...

> The reason they've reopened the one they have is not for energy (it only
> puts out 5Mw) but because it can produce polonium (needed for the triggers).

That's kinda silly to me. You can buy Po-209 on the market. It's used in a number
of non-nuclear situations, like cutting down on static in print rollers.

And Polonium isn't used in triggers. It's used in an implosion device to provide a
fast neutron source *after* the device is triggered.

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