America’s First Private Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facility to Open in Tennessee
Nuclear energy is among the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels—if we can find a sustainable way to take care of the unwanted, radioactive waste generated by the process. Stakeholders from both the public and private sectors have suggested various solutions, but a Tennessee firm will be the first to actually build and operate a U.S.-based recycling facility for nuclear fuel. In a statement last week, Oklo Inc. announced plans to build the first private nuclear fuel recycling facility in