Plutonium Pit Production

S.C. Governor Advisory Council Supports Pit Production at SRS

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An advisory board to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is the latest entity in the state to support relocating Department of Energy nuclear warhead-core production to the Savannah River Site.
The board, known as the Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council (GNAC),…

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