Plutonium Pit Production

DOE Review Identifies Improvements in LANL PF-4 Restart Process

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Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
2/5/2016
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has made significant improvements in the process of fully resuming fissile material operations paused in 2013 at its Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at Technical Area 55 (TA-55), the…

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Y-12 Employees Threw Out Classified Documents With Unclassified Waste

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LANL Will Restart Pit Production This Year, Officials Say

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Former Los Alamos Employees Request Suicide, Corruption Investigation

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Moniz Highlights Administration’s Global Nuclear Cooperation Achievements

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Opposition Continues on Canadian Uranium Shipments to SRS

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Report: Cuts to Nuclear Modernization Could Save $120B

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Safety Issue Forces Pause in Y-12 Uranium Casting Operations

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Study: HEU Minimization in Research Reactors to Take Longer Than Expected

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NNSA Seeks Small Businesses for Nuclear Smuggling Detection Project

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GAO: B61-12 LEP Management Tools May Improve Cost, Schedule Estimates

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New CNS Boss Sends Message to Y-12, Pantex Employees

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Early delivery of equipment for a Savannah River Site (SRS) training facility is helping accelerate preparations for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) plutonium pit production mission, the agency said in a press release.
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