Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Fukushima poses unique challenges, not least of which is that never before have so many nuclear reactors experienced failures at the same time. To add to the complexity of the situation, one of the afflicted reactors - number 3 - is loaded with a controversial mix of plutonium and uranium known as pluthermal MOX (mixed oxide fuel). It is considered highly toxic, since inhaling even small amounts of plutonium can be lethal. |