Plutonium Pit Production

SRS CAB Members Critical of Downblending Presentation

By Photo of Staff Reports

Members of the Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) said they walked away with more questions than answers Tuesday following a presentation on the downblending method of plutonium disposition. Instead of using the incomplete SRS Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication…

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