As a part of the United States’ push to revitalize its aging nuclear energy sector, the Department of Energy is funding a wave of research into recycling used nuclear fuel. This move comes as a part of a broader effort to increase the United States’ energy independence by reducing reliance on global energy value chains. At present, Russia and China dominate supply chains for refined nuclear fuel. "Used nuclear fuel is an incredible untapped resource in the United States," Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Ted Garrish was recently…