The federal government says increasing production of the cores of nuclear weapons is needed for “weapons modernization,” ...
The federal government will hold the second of five nationwide public hearings in Kansas City on Thursday, May 7. Local ...
Kansas City residents met with federal nuclear officials to discuss a plan to boost plutonium pit production for U.S. nuclear weapons, a project costing $5 billion annually over six years. The ...
Watchdogs get rare inside look at MOX-to-pit facility, raising concerns over costly delays, redesigns, and readiness for ...
Federal officials, environmental advocates, and community members gathered in North Augusta for a public hearing on proposed plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site. The meeting comes as t ...
One portion of a gargantuan plan to modernize the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal, costing $1.5 trillion over the next twenty years, has been opened for ...
A court-ordered tour of an under-construction plutonium facility at the Savannah River Site has opponents fearing the United ...
SEATTLE — New batches of plutonium-238 may become available to NASA starting in 2017, perhaps preventing feared shortages of this vital spacecraft power source. The United States has not produced ...