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Trump administration advances plan to turn warhead plutonium into reactor fuel

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The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to supply plutonium from dismantled Cold War-era nuclear warheads to companies that would convert the material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The proposal has generated debate and unease among experts and observers, who are weighing the potential benefits of recycling weapons material against safety and security concerns over handling such dangerous stockpiles.

Why now: A government plan to repurpose weapons-grade plutonium for commercial nuclear fuel raises safety and proliferation concerns, prompting debate.

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