A Rhode Island start-up is working to recycle spent nuclear fuel into long-lasting power systems for the military ...

Plutonium contamination persists in canyon ecosystems near Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, with recent research ...

DOE's Office of Environmental Management announced March 6 that it is restarting HB-Line operations at Savannah River Site ...

The US DOE is restarting HB-Line operations at Savannah River to recycle surplus plutonium and support MOX fuel production for advanced reactors.

The National Nuclear Security Administration will submit a cradle to grave plan for hazardous waste generated by plutonium ...

Newly released memo urges Los Alamos to accelerate plutonium pit production as critics raise safety and environmental concerns.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade ...

The Department of Energy is accelerating construction of the new facility, aiming to produce 50 plutonium pits annually by 2030. While production ramps up, concerns remain about existing radioactive ...

Instead of burying plutonium and pretending it has disappeared, we can put it to work. With advanced fast reactors, like those being developed by private American innovators, stored fuel will be ...

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Multi-day fast-spectrum reactor experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center generate modern benchmark data. The data supports Oklo’s ...