Nuclear fuel recycling could take 20-30 years: US DOE official

Nuclear fuel recycling could take 20-30 years: US DOE official

The U.S. would be capable of starting a nuclear-fuel-recycling program in the next two or three decades if it became devoted to the project now, said Warren Miller, assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the Energy Department. While speaking to lawmakers, Miller said the agency would study advanced recycling technologies.