Plutonium blend boosts Duke's nuke.

• Position: CHARLOTTE - Brief Article

Duke Power has begun the first American commercial use of mixed-oxide fuel, a blend of plutonium and uranium oxides, at its Catawba Nuclear Station on Lake Wylie. The project is part of a federal Department of Energy program to help the U.S. and Russia shed surplus plutonium from nuclear weapons. The utility, a division of Charlotte-based Duke Energy, plans a 4 1/2-year...