Plutonium Pit Production

Williams: NNSA accelerating plutonium pit production toward 2028 goal

By Photo of Sarah Salem

OMAHA, Neb. – Brandon Williams, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said here Thursday Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is accelerating plutonium pit production, with the site targeting 100 pits by December 2028.
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