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US Opens Weapons-Grade Plutonium Stockpile to Energy Firms in Bid to Counter Russian Uranium Dominance

In a strategic move to reduce dependence on Russian uranium, the US government is offering energy companies access to Cold War-era plutonium stockpiles. The initiative aims to accelerate development of advanced nuclear reactors amid growing electricity demands from AI data centers.

Breaking Russia’s Uranium Stranglehold

The United States is taking unprecedented steps to weaken Russia’s dominance in nuclear fuel supplies by offering energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium from Cold War-era stockpiles, according to reports from the Financial Times. The Department of Energy has published an application process that would allow nuclear energy groups to request up to 19 megatonnes of the government’s plutonium reserves.