 Megatons to Megawatts Program

The Megatons to Megawatts Program was a key non-proliferation initiative established in the mid-1990s to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons by converting weapons-grade uranium into fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. The program was a collaborative effort primarily between the United States and Russia, aimed at addressing the surplus of highly enriched uranium (HEU) that had resulted from the Cold War.