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US picks potential partners for using Cold War-era plutonium as fuel

Trump gov't plans to make about 20 tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms.

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What happened Trump gov't plans to make about 20 tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms.
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Left / center-leftU. S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

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CenterUS picks potential partners for using Cold War-era plutonium as fuel

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · May 26, 8:33 PM

US picks potential partners for using Cold War-era plutonium as fuel

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Trump gov't plans to make about 20 tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms.

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The New York TimesNews report · May 26, 7:10 PM

U. S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

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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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May 26, 7:10 PM: The New York Times joined the source map.

May 26, 8:33 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

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