### Question
Can you define what MOX production objective means?


### Answer
**MOX production objective** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 2566*:

> production at the MOX facility of mixed-oxide fuel from defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials at an average rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of mixed-oxide fuel per year

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2566*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER III-PROLIFERATION MATTERS**

