Oklo says in US talks on using Cold War-era plutonium for nuclear fuel
Oklo says in US talks on using Cold War-era plutonium for nuclear fuel WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Nuclear power company Oklo OKLO.N said on Tuesday it has been selected by the U.S. Energy Department for advanced talks on taking Cold War-era plutonium for use as nuclear reactor fuel.
Last year, Reuters reported the Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for reactors.
The plan would follow through on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump about a year ago ordering the U.S. government to halt much of its existing program to dilute and dispose of surplus plutonium, and instead provide it as a fuel for advanced nuclear technologies.
(Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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