Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Plutonium Downblending Cheaper than MOX, Report Finds, But Hurdles Remain for Both

By Photo of Brian Bradley

Report Ballooning MOX Costs to $47.5 Billion Criticized by Project Supporters
Kenneth Fletcher
NS&D Monitor
5/15/2015
While a highly scrutinized report on surplus plutonium disposition options released this week found that downblending the material for disposal…

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Experts Call for U.S. to Engage Russia on INF, Arms Control More Creatively

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Senators Express Concerns about Civil Nuclear Agreement with China

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Navy Strategic Systems Programs Wants to Accelerate OR Quad Pack Work

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At Los Alamos

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At Oak Ridge

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At Savannah River

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