A can of plutonium residue has been processed into a stable waste form for the very first time, the NDA said A portion of "problematic plutonium" has safely been processed into a stable waste form in ...

The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced it has succeeded in safely processing a can of plutonium residue into a stable waste form for the first time, marking a significant step toward ...

Washington’s gamble on metallic fast reactors could turn bomb metal into centuries of power. In October 2025, the US Department of Energy launched an unprecedented offer: 19.7 tons of surplus ...

In a shocking revelation on 27 November 2025, airborne plutonium was detected at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, sparking Navy cover-up claims amid health risks to the ...

The San Francisco Health Department is sounding the alarm over high levels of radioactive plutonium-239 (Pu-239) detected in the air in Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Plutonium 239 is a radioactive ...

"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible." In one of his wildest ...

President Trump’s proposal to repurpose the U.S. plutonium stockpile to fuel nuclear reactors resulted in a May 23, 2025, executive order directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to revisit disposal ...

Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade ...

MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of ...

Members of the Democratic Party are expressing doubt for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) alleged plan to give at least 20 metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium to the private sector for commercial ...

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...