Plutonium Pit Production

LANL Will Restart Pit Production This Year, Officials Say

By Photo of Alissa Tabirian

Staff Reports
NS&D Monitor
2/5/2016
Pit-making operations will resume at the Los Alamos National Laboratory this year, according to the Department of Energy. There are currently no pits being made at Los Alamos, but the job of manufacturing plutonium triggers…

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White House Said to Propose Deep Cuts for MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility

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Proliferation Security Initiative Meeting Held in Washington, D.C.

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Expert Pessimistic About 2016 Disarmament Negotiations

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DOE Review Identifies Improvements in LANL PF-4 Restart Process

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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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