Why the US Should Recycle Its Used Nuclear Fuel

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Used nuclear fuel could transform how the United States manages its nuclear waste, fuels its next-generation reactors, and competes geopolitically.

Rethinking Nuclear Waste: The Case for Recycling Used Fuel (w/ Christina Leggett)

The United States has approximately 94,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel stored at sites across the country. Rather than treating this material as waste, a new paper, The Case of Commercial Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel, by the Energy Innovation Reform Project (EIRP) argues it should be used as a strategic resource that contains recoverable uranium, plutonium, and other actinides that could fuel the next generation of........

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