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

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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 from nonproliferation experts.

The New York Times