Trump administration selects nuclear start-ups to repurpose Cold War plutonium for reactor fuel
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Sébastian SEIBT
2d ago· 6 min readenNews
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The Trump administration has selected several nuclear start-ups, including Franco-Italian company Newcleo, to enter advanced negotiations for accessing Cold War-era military-grade plutonium stockpiles. This plutonium would be repurposed as fuel for small modular reactors. The plan has raised significant concerns among nuclear non-proliferation specialists who worry about the security and proliferation risks of transferring weapons-grade material to private companies.
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This plutonium will then be repurposed as fuel to power small modular reactors.
Five companies, including the Franco-Italian small nuclear reactor specialist Newcleo, will enter into 'advanced negotiations' with US authorities to use a portion of the 99
The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would allow them to use plutonium stockpiles inherited from the Cold War. This plan has alarmed nuclear non-proliferation specialists.
