Plutonium Pit Production

Federal Court Officially Dismisses MOX Termination Suit 

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In a housecleaning move to continue wrapping up legal issues surrounding the terminated plutonium recycling plant at the Savannah River Site, a federal judge in South Carolina last week officially dismissed a 2018 state lawsuit against the Department of Energy.
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Plutonium Pit Production

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Lots of gloveboxes being built at Savannah River

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Savannah River contractors talk liquid waste, pit facility updates

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Plutonium Pit Production

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Williams: NNSA accelerating plutonium pit production toward 2028 goal

A stainless steel glovebox used to handle sensitive materials in a controlled, inert-atmosphere laboratory.
Plutonium Pit Production

Nuclear Watch New Mexico seeks disclosure of pit production study

A nuclear watchdog group in New Mexico has filed suit against the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) seeking to force disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of a study concerning costs of plutonium pit production. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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UCS: NNSA redacted unclassified docs on plutonium pits

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SRPPF contract, baseline in limbo ahead of September deadline

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New study says NNSA underestimates toll of pit production fire

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New Mexico town passes resolution opposing pit production

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Los Alamos investigating furnace glovebox fire inside plutonium facility

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Nuclear skeptics seek release of pit production documents during comment period

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