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U.S. Eyes Stored Plutonium for Nuclear Energy

  • October 3, 2025

U.S. Considers Using Stored Plutonium for Nuclear Power Plutonium Storage in New Mexico For nearly 25 years, the United States has stored plutonium in southeastern New Mexico. The material is housed at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a facility that has been receiving Cold War-era plutonium since 1999. Now, its future could change dramatically. …

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