Considerable hazards to be expected by nuclear power

The author examines the military aspects of Pu production. As reactor-Pu is applicable for nuclear weapons the civil utilization of nuclear power provides plutonium concentrations apt for military use for the goverments when closing the fuel cycle by commercial fuel reprocessing. Whether the last threshold shall be trespassed shall depend on how the political intentions of the authorities cooperate with the developments in the international area. After having illustrated the effects on the most important formations of the conflict the author concludes that a radical - utopian - solution alone can grant safety: If the whole fuel cycle is internationalized and controlled by an international authority supported by power of police. In fact, it must be expected that diplomatic and institutional solutions shall have a slower development than political risks. (HSCH)