Plutonium Pit Production

DNFSB approves upgraded glovebox safety at Savannah River

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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board said the National Nuclear Security Administration’s upgrade to safety controls, including to gloveboxes, is a “significant improvement” to safety at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility.
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