Plutonium Pit Production

South Carolina, NNSA Could be Close to Settling $200M Plutonium Lawsuit

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South Carolina and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could be about to cut a deal in the state’s $200 million lawsuit over the federal government’s failure to remove plutonium from the Savannah River Site, court papers show.
On Tuesday, the…

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