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DOE Makes Headway on NASA Plutonium, But Has Far to Go, GAO Says

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A fledgling effort by the Department of Energy to revive domestic production of plutonium-238 (Pu-238) in order to fuel deep space missions by NASA shows promise but still faces challenges, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Oct. 4.
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