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==Non-proliferation==

By using spent nuclear waste and depleted uranium stockpiles as its fuel source, a large-scale deployment of the EM2 could reduce the long-term need for uranium enrichment and eliminate conventional nuclear reprocessing, which requires plutonium separation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/downsizing-nuclear-power-plants/|title=7. "Downsizing Nuclear Power Plants – Modular designs rely on 'economies of multiples' to make small reactors pay off big," |last=Fairley |first=Peter |date=May 11, 2010 |work=[[IEEE Spectrum]]}}</ref>

Conventional light water reactors require refueling every 18 months. EM2's 30-year fuel cycle minimizes the need for fuel handling and reduces access to fuel material, thus reducing proliferation concerns.