Plutonium Pit Production

Los Alamos wants to speed glovebox buying, widen supplier base

By Photo of Dan Parsons

The National Nuclear Security Administration wants to expand its supplier base for the highly engineered glove boxes needed to speed up production of new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons. 
The airtight, pressurized containers, are in high demand at NNSA facilities…

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Plutonium Pit Production

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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

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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

Plutonium Pit Production

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

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

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

A newly released JASON study says plutonium in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is aging slowly and that observed degradation does not currently threaten weapons performance. The March 25 study, Plutonium Aging: Executive Summary, was conducted by JASON – a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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

Plutonium Pit Production

New Mexico town passes resolution opposing pit production

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