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

The U.S. is exploring the use of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads as alternative fuel for advanced ...

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

The Trump administration’s plan to offer plutonium from dismantled Cold War–era nuclear weapons to private energy companies ...

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

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE eyes using plutonium for nuclear power The Energy Department ...

WASHINGTON • The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for reactors, ...

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Tuesday it had chosen five companies, including Oklo, to enter advanced talks over potentially using its Cold War-era plutonium as a ...

REUTERS/Kent Nishimura By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Nuclear power company Oklo said on Tuesday it was ...

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 ...

The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile Department of Energy site located in the Sandhills region of South Carolina, is shown in this aerial photo made available July 27, 2012. (National Nuclear ...

TOKYO (AP) – Last year’s tsunami disaster in Japan clouded the nation’s nuclear future, idled its reactors and rendered its huge stockpile of plutonium useless for now. So, the industry’s plan to ...