Nuclear power - Congress tells DOE to take fresh look at recycling spent reactor fuel

The USA is laying plans to recycle commercial nuclear waste into fuel. The new budget for the Department of Energy contains a $50 million toward the construction of and engineering-scale reprocessing plant. Supporters of this move claim that recycling fuel could not only save time and money but also ease a mounting nuclear waste problem. However, critics worry that such a boost for nuclear power could undermine global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.