A public hearing Tuesday in Santa Fe is one of several opportunities for people to weigh in on a draft environmental ...

The proposed plutonium pit facility at Savannah River Site will reconstruct a massive 500-room partially completely abandoned ...

F or the first time in 35 years, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has manufactured a plutonium pit for ...

As the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awaits its marching orders from the Trump ...

He further noted that the federal government has prioritized the production of new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons over ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and environmental plaintiffs settled a lawsuit that could put a pause on ...

No immediate changes to the Savannah River Site's role are expected with new Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmation.

Photo ©High Flyer, 2020. Los Alamos National Lab is engaged in a rushed program to increase plutonium pit production for new nuclear weapons. Diagram of nuclear warhead, with plutonium pit.

Concerns center on the health and environmental dangers of plutonium, a key ingredient in pits. Plutonium, in addition to its usefulness in making weapons, can cause cancer in people who are ...

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday's town hall: 1. The lab successfully built the first new plutonium pit In 2024, Los Alamos made the first production unit for the W87-1 warhead. It was ...

Coghlan said there were fewer opportunities to press pause at the New Mexico site, which is further along with pit production; LANL completed its first diamond-stamped plutonium pit in October.

A public hearing Tuesday in Santa Fe is one of several opportunities for people to weigh in on a draft environmental ...