Standard Nuclear Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Advanced Negotiations

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Standard Nuclear Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Advanced Negotiations Under Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program

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The U.S. Department of Energy selected Standard Nuclear for negotiations to convert surplus plutonium into TRISO fuel. This initiative aims to utilize plutonium as a feedstock for advanced reactors while reducing long-term radiotoxicity. As an independent manufacturer, the company plans to supply this fuel to various reactor developers to support both energy generation and material disposition efforts.

Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for adv...

Standard Nuclear Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Advanced Negotiations Under Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program

Nation's only independent, reactor-agnostic TRISO fuel manufacturer to work with DOE to convert surplus plutonium into advanced nuclear fuel

Plutonium is an energy-dense feedstock well-suited for safe, productive consumption as advanced nuclear fuel. As the only participant in the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program without a proprietary reactor program, Standard Nuclear expects to fabricate plutonium-based TRISO fuel as an independent supplier to any advanced reactor developer seeking to utilize this material.

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