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Pluto

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Sodium-cooled fast reactor for plutonium fuel from surplus weapons. Strategic Partnership with Battelle and INL for fuel qualification and design.

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Plutonium criticality test Dec 2025; Strategic Partnership with Battelle/INL for fuel qualification.

Updated May 2026Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Site development and licensing milestones for Pluto test facility
  1. First fast-spectrum plutonium criticality experiment at Los AlamosDec 2025Complete.
  2. DOE Reactor Pilot Program selectionAug 2025Complete.
  3. Strategic Partnership Project with INL and Battelle establishedMay 2026Complete.
  4. PDSA (Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis) approval from DOEJun 2026Complete.

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