OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for advanced negotiations under the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program. The program aims to demonstrate disposition through use by making designated surplus plutonium material available to industry participants and enabling the conversion of those materials into fuel for advanced nuclear reactors. Plutonium is