Plutonium Pit Production

Ex-nuclear weapons official says plutonium pit production delays ‘very disturbing’

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Delays in producing new plutonium pits at two National Nuclear Security Administration sites are “very disturbing,” given the need to modernize nearly every element of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in coming decades, a former NNSA policy director said Wednesday.
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Plutonium Pit Production

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Plutonium Pit Production

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