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US Produces First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Weapons Since 1989
F or the first time in 35 years, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has manufactured a plutonium pit for ...
Energy chief envisions US nuclear renaissance: restoring ‘pit’ production, localizing nuke power
Plutonium 'pits' and Small Modular Reactors are all part of Energy Secretary Chris Wright's early goals for his department.
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Energy chief envisions US nuclear renaissance: restoring ‘pit’ production, localizing nuke power
Robert Oppenheimer helped develop the atom bomb is reportedly working to return to earnest pit production. The U.S. has never imported plutonium pits but also hasn’t done any such major ...