Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

NNSA Subcritical Plutonium Test Data and Schedule Unaffected by Rad Leak

By Photo of Dan Leone

There are no problems with the data from a recent subcritical plutonium experiment in Nevada, despite the unprecedented breach of the protective steel container in which the explosive test took place, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said.
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