U.S. Plans to Provide Cold War Plutonium to Private Companies for Nuclear Fuel Production
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.
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For the first time since the 1980s, the U.S. is preparing to mass-produce plutonium pits — the source of nuclear explosions. Most will likel
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