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Reframing Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Policy

After decades of hesitation, the United States is reconsidering nuclear fuel reprocessing—reviving the debate about proliferation risks, cost, technology competitiveness, and energy security.
A government-appointed panel in India has recommended speeding up nuclear project approvals and ensuring fuel security to ...
Back in May, President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at strengthening U.S. nuclear energy leadership and ...
The DOE's Defense Production Act Consortium, including Oklo and others, gathered for its first meeting on Tuesday.
With new commercial reactors, Oklo would be able to sell power to utilities eager to meet a rising energy demand driven, in ...
Nuclear fuel is extremely compact. A uranium fuel pellet, no larger than a fingertip, contains the energy of a ton of coal or ...
Nuclear technology company Oklo has no revenues, no licence to operate reactors and no binding contracts to supply power. But ...
Nuclear recycling reduces spent fuel volume and half-life and creates a vital new energy resource. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 90% of potential energy remains in spent ...
The final reactor shell and core basket casing for Russia’s lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 have been delivered to the Seversk site.
Africa’s governments are increasing their focus on expanding civil nuclear power to meet growing energy demands in their ...