Plutonium

Plutonium

The Purex (Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant) separations facility at the Hanford Works is seen in an undated aerial photo. The building has been vacant for nearly twenty years but remains highly contaminated, according to the Department of Energy. Photo: Reuters

Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch

The Trump administration says it has selected five companies for advanced talks on converting 19.7 metric tons of plutonium, including material from dismantled nuclear warheads, into reactor fuel

FILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un sits in his vehicle after arriving at a railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, at the border with China, February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha//File Photo

No sign North Korea reprocessed plutonium in past year, still enriching uranium, IAEA says