Show threadNonilex39m ago

The #Energy Dept has >50 tons of surplus #plutonium left over from #NuclearWeapons programs, & the agency had previously been planning to dilute much of that material & bury it.

On Tues, the Energy Dept said it had selected 5 companies to enter into “advanced negotiations” to potentially receive some surplus plutonium. That includes Oklo, a California-based nuclear #power company, which plans to partner with Newcleo, a European developer of advanced #nuclear reactors.

#NationalSecurity #Trump

Nonilex43m ago

The #Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era #plutonium from dismantled #nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the #dangerous material into #fuel for nuclear #power plants.

The plan has generated debate & some unease among #nonproliferation experts. If finalized, it would mark the first time the #US #government has made #WeaponsGrade plutonium available to #private companies.

#law #ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/climate/plutonium-nuclear-weapons-fuel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

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 has also faced criticism.

The New York Times
NYT > Science51m ago

U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/climate/plutonium-nuclear-weapons-fuel.html

#Science #Nuclear #Energy

U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

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 has also faced criticism.

The New York Times
Cliff Schecter2h ago

Seth Moulton Goes Straight for the Jugular (This is how it's done) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwRrn2Kx0s0&feature=youtu.be

Moulton: Adm Cooper, you keep using the term ‘significantly degraded.’ Last summer we were told #Iran ’s #nuclear program was ‘obliterated.’.

Cooper: Congressman ..I think it inappropriate to talk about anything having to do w the Iranian nuclear program..

Moulton: ..I’m not asking you to talk about Iran’s nuclear program, I’m asking you to talk about #English language..

#news #politics #iran #unitedstates #donaldtrump #trump #israel #tech #usa #eu #america #straitofhormuz #war #us #russia #ukraine #china

Seth Moulton Goes Straight for the Jugular

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Emil Jacobs - Collectifission2h ago

"The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to complete its technical review of Orano Enrichment USA's application for a licence to build and operate the Project IKE uranium enrichment facility within 12 months."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/us-enrichment-plant-begins-accelerated-review

US enrichment plant begins accelerated review

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to complete its technical review of Orano Enrichment USA's application for a licence to build and operate the Project IKE uranium enrichment facility within 12 months.  ;

World Nuclear News
Klaus-Gerd Giesen4h ago

Flatlands - Day 18: Huy -> Maastricht (63 km)

A ride along the #Meuse river, passing by the Tihange #nuclear power plant—where two reactors have been permanently shut down and the third is in maintenance—then alternating between abandoned sites from Wallonia ’s glorious past in heavy #industry and more idyllic spots. Finally, back to the #Netherlands .

#BikeTooter #cycling #bikepacking #radtouren #fahrrad #cyclotourisme #vélo #bici #cycle #radfahren #radtour #bike #bicycle #Brompton #Wallonie

Moto7h ago
#原発再稼働反対 #原発いらない #さようなら原発 #全原発の廃止を求めます #nuclear #NoNukes #清水ただし さん　元衆議院議員 日本共産党　JCP ｢原発で町は豊かになる｣は本当だったのか──40年後の川内原発で見えたリアル【清水ただし】 youtu.be/2k2JI0-ukrk?... @YouTubeより

｢原発で町は豊かになる｣は本当だったのか──40年後の川内原...
｢原発で町は豊かになる｣は本当だったのか──40年後の川内原発で見えたリアル【清水ただし】

YouTube
Moto7h ago

#原発再稼働反対
#原発いらない
#さようなら原発
#全原発の廃止を求めます
#nuclear #NoNukes

#清水ただし さん　元衆議院議員
日本共産党　JCP
｢原発で町は豊かになる｣は本当だったのか──40年後の川内原発で見えたリアル【清水ただし】
https://youtu.be/2k2JI0-ukrk?si=-Qn5bjLbSyMuiWM7 @YouTubeより

Emil Jacobs - Collectifission8h ago

"The UK's Low Level Waste Repository is nearing its 70th birthday and is probably the world's oldest operating facility of its kind. During that time things have changed from a "tip and tumble" typical landfill disposal system, to an approach with containerised waste and engineered vaults."

#Nuclear #News #Podcast
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/podcast-sustainability-and-the-uks-low-level-waste-repository

Podcast: Sustainability and the UK's Low Level Waste Repository

The UK's Low Level Waste Repository is nearing its 70th birthday and is probably the world's oldest operating facility of its kind. During that time things have changed from a "tip and tumble" typical landfill disposal system, to an approach with containerised waste and engineered vaults.  ;

World Nuclear News
3i/Atlas8h ago
NASA is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon by 2030 — and testing the nuclear propulsion that could carry humans to Mars in the decade after — under a new directive that revives a space-nuclear ambition the agency has been quietly chasing since Apollo
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nasa-is-building-a-nuclear-reactor-for-the-moon-by-2030-and-testing-the-nuclear-propulsion-that-could-carry-humans-to-mars-in-the-decade-after-under-a-new-directive-that-revives-a-space-nuclear-ambition-the-agency-has-been-quietly-chasing-since-apollo
Key insight: <p>NASA and the U.S
#propulsion #building #nuclear #reactor
NASA is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon by 2030 — and testing the nuclear propulsion that could carry humans to Mars in the decade after — under a new directive that revives a space-nuclear ambition the agency has been quietly chasing since Apollo

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced, on January 13, 2026, that they had signed a memorandum of understanding committing the two agencies to the development of a nuclear fission reactor on...