For years, the federal government has been working on turning old, unexploded warheads left over from the Cold War into a ...

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with five companies to provide old plutonium to convert into fuel for future ...

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

The unprecedented plan aims to convert dismantled nuclear weapons material into civilian reactor fuel amid a uranium supply ...

The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium, which it has historically been used in ...

The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would ...

The Trump administration is planning to give surplus plutonium from dismantled nuclear bombs to new nuclear startup companies.

The U.S. government is sitting on dozens of tons of weapons-grade plutonium. It's hoping startups can find a use for it.

The pre-revenue startup without a reactor beat nuclear giants for a DOE weapons-grade fuel program to convert commercial ...

Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan ...

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Experts warn any new Iran deal must ban plutonium reprocessing and expose covert pathways to nuclear weapons, citing risks tied to Bushehr and Arak nuclear facilities.