Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

SRNS Releases Amount of Plutonium Involved in Ops Pause

By Photo of Chris Schneidmiller

Brian Bradley
WC Monitor
9/25/2015
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions President and CEO Carol Johnson on Tuesday said 400 grams of plutonium placed in a container not marked for transport forced the Sept. 3 shutdown of the company’s nonessential operations…

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