As interest in nuclear power rises, startups are pursuing plans to recycle spent fuel and reuse its untapped energy to power reactors. Advocates tout new recycling methods as a breakthrough, but many experts warn it will extract plutonium that could be used for nuclear weapons.
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The technology was dropped back in the 70s because it was not commercially viable. The existing facilities were always used for military purposes first and foremost, the civilian use was always a fig leaf. I don’t see that anything about that has changed.