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Trump admin advances plan to turn warhead plutonium into reactor fuel

Original: The # Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era # plutonium from dismantled # nuclear warheads t

The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to supply plutonium recovered from dismantled Cold War-era nuclear warheads to companies that would convert the material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The proposal has sparked debate and unease among experts and observers, who question the safety and wisdom of circulating weapons-grade material for commercial energy use.

Why now: The plan to repurpose weapons-grade plutonium for civilian reactor fuel raises safety and security concerns, prompting public discussion.

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• The # Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era # plutonium from dismantled # nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the # dangerous material into # fuel for nuclear # power plants. The plan has generated debate & some unease among #… · Nonilex@masto.ai · 31

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