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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 some unease among experts and officials concerned about handling and security of the dangerous material.

Why now: The plan raises safety, security and policy questions about repurposing weapons-grade plutonium for civilian energy.

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