The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reportedly decided that weapon-grade plutonium from the Cold War-era stockpile could ...

The U.S. Department of Energy expects to begin announcing by December 31 which companies will take about 19.7 metric tons of ...

The US has offered energy companies access to nuclear waste that they can convert into fuel for advanced reactors in an ...

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The US nuclear weapons agency furloughed 1,400 employees due to the government shutdown, leaving under 400 on duty to ...

Plutonium can be used to make nuclear bombs. But it can also be recycled and used as a fuel in nuclear reactors. According to the authors of a Nature editorial, the UK—which has the largest civilian ...

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It appears that the U.S.'s plutonium-238 shortage is coming an end. The radioisotope is crucial for fueling long-term deep space missions, but as of 2017, a shortage was on the horizon. But ...

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Investing.com-- The U.S. has offered energy companies access to nuclear waste that can be converted into fuel for advanced reactors, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.