Plutonium Pit Production

LANL Aims to Restart PF-4 Ops by End of FY 2016

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
7/24/2015
Los Alamos National Laboratory is working to restart Plutonium Facility operations by the end of fiscal 2016 after an already two-year hiatus, according to a letter, released Tuesday, from National Nuclear Security Administration…

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Plutonium Pit Production

NNSA sets $23.5 billion baseline for SRS plutonium pits main building

Plutonium Pit Production

NNSA sets $23.5 billion baseline for SRPPF main building

Plutonium Pit Production

DOE authorizes full construction of Savannah River plutonium facility

Plutonium Pit Production

Equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

Plutonium Pit Production

Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

National Laboratories

Early equipment delivery advances Savannah River pit production training facility

Plutonium Pit Production

Lots of gloveboxes being built at Savannah River

Decommissioning

Savannah River contractors talk liquid waste, pit facility updates

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Groups seek NEPA review of plan to issue surplus plutonium to private companies

Climate Policy & Regulation

Groups demand NEPA review of plan to provide surplus plutonium to private companies

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Plutonium Pit Production

Groups demand NEPA review of plan to provide surplus plutonium to companies

The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) is demanding the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conduct a public environmental review of plans to provide 19.7 metric tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to private… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
Plutonium Pit Production

JASON study finds plutonium aging slowly, raising questions about pit-production rationale

Plutonium Pit Production

Williams: NNSA accelerating plutonium pit production toward 2028 goal

Plutonium Pit Production

Nuclear Watch New Mexico seeks disclosure of pit production study

Plutonium Pit Production

UCS: NNSA redacted unclassified docs on plutonium pits

Plutonium Pit Production

SRPPF contract, baseline in limbo ahead of September deadline

Plutonium Pit Production

New study says NNSA underestimates toll of pit production fire

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