You should look for articles to back up a claim, not see if a social media post is still up:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-warn-against-trump-plan-to-give-cold-war-plutonium-to-nuclear-power-companies/

Like, even if the post was real, that doesn't mean the post was true.

In this case, it's true.

And OP should have provided an article

The program is very real, however I dislike how the is grabbing attention whilst not mentoning that the plutonium in question is meant to be reditributed for dialution into fissile fuel only. Which idk... changes the context a little. Just a tiny bit.

Beat me to it

I just heard a podcast where they were talking about HOA drama in an old nuclear hardened ammo dump in South Dakota. I think someone shot someone or something real crazy.

So, it's about the difference between advertising and reality I guess. Freedom-Tec

we will get cool giant fighting robots though

**What are they planning to do with the plutonium? **

The plutonium is meant to be dialuted to nuclear fuel. Weapons grade plutonium sits at 90% refinemnet and above, while nuclear fuel is close to ~5%.

I am not sure how complicated this procedure is. I am not aware of any other governemts doing this.

The only point of reference which comes to mind is spent fuel being recycled into fuel that can be used in a reactor again, which is rarely practiced. This however may be a fairly diefferent procedure than dialution (of the weapons grade plutonium in question) and closer to a refinement process, since I guess you'd want to get rid of fission products found in spent fuel.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/05/26/trump-admin-will-provide-startups-with-old-plutonium-for-reactor-fuel/

Are there any start ups already in the program?

The companies chosen include Oklo, Exodys Energy, SHINE Technologies, Standard Nuclear and Flibe Energy, according to the reports citing the DoE. Source: see forbes article from above

Who pays for that shit? Couldn't find detailed info on that yet. However recovery of cost is possibly a factor in the selection process of inteterested start-ups.

What quantities can be recieved?

While I could not find a per-company limit, there are supposedly 20metric tonnes up for redistribution.

Source: https://www.ans.org/news/article-8075/doe-selects-five-companies-to-negotiate-receipt-of-surplus-us-plutonium/

what requierments have to be met?

Facilities suited for the handling of the hazardous material, including safety concepts for safe transport from and to the site, which preferably is located in the US. However sites in other states can be registered (here the article kinda lost me. Sorry, it's like 30°C here past feckin midnight. I am tired, boss.)

will edit further whilst researching