Trump administration taps nuclear startups to burn Cold War plutonium.

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    "url": "https://logicity.in/en/blog/trump-administration-taps-nuclear-startups-to-burn-cold-war-plutonium",
    "title": "Trump administration taps nuclear startups to burn Cold War plutonium.",
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    "excerpt": "Trump administration taps nuclear startups to burn Cold War plutonium.\n\nKey takeaways.\n\n* Five startups including Oklo and Flibe Energy are negotiating to receive weapons-grade plutonium from the DOE\n* The U.S. has 34 tons of surplus plutonium from dismantled Cold War weapons that requires disposal\n* Critics warn that circulating weapons-grade material to private companies poses significant security risks\n\nFrom warheads to watts.\n\nThe United States has a plutonium problem. Around 100 tons of the radioactive material was produced during the Cold War for nuclear weapons. As stockpiles were dismantled, that plutonium sat in high-security storage, too dangerous to ignore but too costly to destroy. Now the Trump administration wants startups to burn it.\n\nThe Department of Energy announced Tuesday it has selected five nuclear startups to negotiate for a share of surplus weapons-grade plutonium. The companies could use the material to fuel a new generation of advanced reactors. The DOE has identified 34 tons of plutonium for disposal, with 20 metric tons now in advanced negotiations.\n\nAmount of surplus weapons-grade plutonium the DOE has identified for disposal and potential conversion to reactor fuel\n\nThe five selected startups are Oklo, Standard Nuclear, Shine Technologies, Flibe Energy, and Exodys Energy. Each is developing reactor technology that can run on plutonium-based...",
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