Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium, historically used in weapons, in nuclear fuel
- Posted on May 26, 2026
- By The Hill
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Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium, historically used in weapons, in nuclear fuel
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 “advan…