Washington may finally be on the verge of doing something smart.

After decades of handwringing over what to do with America’s stockpile of Cold War plutonium , policymakers are talking about turning it into affordable, reliable, American-made electricity . It’s an idea that’s both practical and patriotic, one that transforms a liability into a powerful energy asset.

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Instead of burying plutonium and pretending it has disappeared, we can put it to work. With advanced fast reactors, like those being developed by private American innovators, stored fuel will be process

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