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The Department of Energy is accelerating construction of the new facility, aiming to produce 50 plutonium pits annually by 2030. While production ramps up, concerns remain about existing radioactive ...

Multi-day fast-spectrum reactor experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center generate modern benchmark data. The data supports Oklo’s ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reportedly decided that weapon-grade plutonium from the Cold War-era stockpile could be turned into nuclear reactor fuel. The DOE will give American companies ...

The Trump Administration is proposing to make 20 metric tons of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to U.S. power firms for use in advanced nuclear reactors. This plan follows an ...

The US DOE is restarting HB-Line operations at Savannah River to recycle surplus plutonium and support MOX fuel production for advanced reactors.

The scramble to build new reactors to supply power to AI data centers may rely on plutonium from the nation’s nuclear deterrent. The Trump administration is considering a proposal to divert plutonium ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy expects to begin announcing by December 31 which companies will take about 19.7 metric tons of surplus Cold War-era plutonium for eventual ...

(Removes reference in paragraph 5 to fuel plants needing Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval, as the plants would be authorized by the Department of Energy) By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) ...