The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would allow them to use plutonium stockpiles inherited from the Cold War. This plan…

The Trump administration plans to provide weapons-grade plutonium to private companies for conversion into fuel for advanced nuclear reactors, sparking proliferation concerns.

This initiative follows reports last year that the administration of Donald Trump planned to make approximately 20 metric tons of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads…

The Energy Department has selected five companies for advanced negotiations to use weapons-grade plutonium for fuel.

El Departamento de Energía cuenta con más de 50 toneladas de plutonio excedente proveniente de programas de armas nucleares, y la agencia había planeado previamente diluir gran…

Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.

The U.S. is exploring the use of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads as alternative fuel for advanced nuclear reactors due to uranium supply shortages and…

Les start-ups sélectionnées pour le projet affirment qu'il s'agit d'une solution idéale pour pallier la baisse de l'approvisionnement en uranium russe et se débarrasser de déchets…

The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would allow them to use plutonium stockpiles inherited from…