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Trump Admin Will Provide Startups With Old Plutonium For Reactor Fuel

Forbes · May 26, 2026, 6:50 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with five companies to provide old plutonium to convert into fuel for future nuclear reactors.

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