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DOE disposing of uranium-233 waste stored at ORNL via Oak Ridge Today

They haven’t agreed on a final budget number, but the Trump administration and the U.S. House and Senate have proposed spending between about $33 million and $52 million in the next fiscal year to continue disposing of uranium-233 waste materials … Continue reading

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The U.S. government lab behind Beijing’s nuclear power push via Reuters Investigates

HONG KONG – Scientists in Shanghai are attempting a breakthrough in nuclear energy: reactors powered by thorium, an alternative to uranium. The project is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a government body with close military ties that coordinates … Continue reading

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