Plutonium Pit Production

Feds Oppose Nevada’s Legal Maneuvering to Force Plutonium Out

By Photo of Dan Leone

Nevada should not be allowed to seek removal of one-half a metric ton of weapon-usable plutonium from its borders by amending a lawsuit it filed against the Department of Energy last year, according to the federal government.
“With no success in convincing this…

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