In response, NNSA then divided the plutonium pit project in two: Savannah River Site would produce 50 pits per year by 2030, and LANL 30 pits. SRS has never manufactured plutonium pits, ...

Just over two years ago, the South Carolina General Assembly allocated $168.85 million from the state’s plutonium settlement to projects in Aiken County. Here’s a look at where that money went ...

The project began with a budget of $4.8 billion and was meant to be completed in 2016. These projections, however, quickly started to rise because of “the lack of credible, reliable cost and ...

A controversial project to dispose of surplus, weapons-grade plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste facility near Carlsbad is ramping up amid concerns it could mark an ...

Marshall initiated search for a suitable bomb laboratory site. Oppenheimer offered the Los Alamos Ranch School as an alternate site.

A controversial project to dispose of surplus, weapons-grade plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste facility near Carlsbad is ramping up amid concerns it could mark an ...

This is the second story in a series about Sentinel, the Air Force’s nuclear missile modernization project. Other stories touch on the challenges in the surrounding communities near Sentinel ...

The Argonne plutonium project — a collaboration with Clemson University — is supported by a $3.9 million award from DOE’s Office of Environmental Management.

A controversial project to dispose of surplus, weapons-grade plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste facility near Carlsbad is ramping up amid concerns it could mark an ...

A controversial project to dispose of surplus, weapons-grade plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste facility near Carlsbad is ramping up amid concerns it could mark an ...