The US Department of Energy has announced up to $40m in funding for a new programme that aims to limit the amount of waste produced from advanced nuclear reactors.
The DOE said the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programme sets out to protect the environment and increase the deployment and use of nuclear power as a reliable source of clean energy.
“More than half of our zero-carbon energy is generated from nuclear power, and through this groundbreaking research we can expand nuclear’s potential,” said energy secretary Jennifer Granholm.
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