Energy Department opens negotiations to give private companies access to weapons-grade plutonium for nuclear fuel
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Summary
The Trump administration's Energy Department has selected Oklo Inc. and four other private companies to begin advanced negotiations over accessing weapons-grade plutonium from decommissioned Cold War warheads to convert it into fuel for next-generation nuclear power plants. This marks the first time private companies would be allowed access to weapons-grade plutonium for energy production, continuing a long-standing federal effort to repurpose nuclear weapons material into civilian energy fuel.
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· 3 pulledThe Energy Department announced Tuesday it had selected advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc, as well as four other companies, to begin 'advanced negotiations' over whether the companies could access weapons-grade plutonium.
For years, the federal government has been working on turning old, unexploded warheads left over from the Cold War into a fuel for next-generation nuclear power plants.
Now, a significant new deal in the works could allow five private companies to access weapons-grade plutonium for the first time — and convert it into electricity.
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