TURNING WASTE INTO WORTH
To us, used nuclear fuel is still fuel
Used nuclear fuel still contains valuable materials. We’re developing a way to recover them and dramatically reduce the burden of what remains.
WHY IT MATTERS MORE NOW
More demand. More reason to recover what we can.
Power demand is soaring as AI grows and more cars, factories and industries electrify. Meeting that demand — and continuing to decarbonize the grid — means making better use of our energy resources. That includes more than 94,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel already in storage. That’s where recycling comes in.
Economic growth
Analysts estimate recycling used nuclear fuel could sustain a multibillion-dollar industry.
Resource recovery
A vast majority used nuclear fuel still holds recoverable uranium and plutonium. The rest contains isotopes and metals valuable to medicine and industry.
Energy expansion
As nuclear capacity grows, recovering used nuclear fuel can strengthen the fuel supply and increase confidence in this reliable, low-carbon energy source.
A RECYCLING HEAD START
We’re already putting the capabilities to work
Chrysalis, our medical isotope facility now under construction, relies on many of the same capabilities recycling will need. Those include material separation, radiochemistry and facility-scale integration. The facility has also advanced through the NRC’s operating license review under the same framework recycling plants will follow. That’s the foundation our recycling will build on.
HOW IT WORKS
Recovering more.
Wasting less.
Step 1.
Recover what can be reused for fuel
Used nuclear fuel holds recoverable uranium and plutonium. We dissolve the fuel to separate that material for reuse.
Step 2.
Extract what’s valuable for other uses
From what remains, we plan to extract valuable materials, including rare isotopes and metals for electronics.
Step 3.
Transform what remains
We plan to use fusion to transform the long-lived waste that remains into materials that decay within decades.
RIGHT FOR RECYCLING
Nuclear experience. Fusion expertise.
Proven nuclear operations
Commercial nuclear experience matters. We’ve spent 16+ years building and operating nuclear facilities while meeting NRC requirements.
Fusion and radiochemistry expertise
Recycling depends on separating and purifying radioactive materials. We’re already doing that work in commercial products.
Government-supported innovation
The DOE and national laboratories support our approach through technical collaboration and funding.
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