The National Nuclear Security Administration has authorized the start of full-scale construction of the Savannah River ...

As the National Nuclear Security Administration pushes to dramatically accelerate plutonium pit production, it is cutting ...

Only a small handful of the public will likely ever get to see the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 23—AIKEN — Opponents of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility under construction at Savannah River Site said April ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized “full construction” of a plutonium processing facility in Aiken, S.C., a ...

Over the course of two weeks, a government pledge, that dozens of nuclear weapon cores known as pits could be made by 2030 at new and improved facilities some 1,600 miles apart, publicly crumbled.

Last week U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis Geiger, South Carolina, faulted the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency for ignoring the National Environmental Protection Act and ...

Have you ever wondered what does a spacecraft and a pacemaker have in common? Both are powered by plutonium-238 (238 Pu), a versatile isotope, known for its ideal heating properties. Recent research ...

Unlike its adversaries, the United States is currently lacking a viable capability to produce plutonium pits for its nuclear warheads. The long-term plan to develop the capability over the next decade ...

New Delhi: At least 30 additional nuclear warheads for new missiles under production have been added to India’s 160 existing warheads for operational launchers, taking the total such warheads with the ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the organization within the Energy Department that is responsible for producing and maintaining US nuclear warheads, is moving forward with a plan ...