The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium — which it has historically been used in nuclear warheads — as fuel. The department has selected the firms for “advanced negotiations regarding the potential allocation of surplus plutonium materials,” a spokesperson for its nuclear energy office said Tuesday. The five…
Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium, historically used in weapons, in nuclear fuel
Originally reported by The Hill
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