As of this past Labor Day, there are strong indications that future workers at the planned, new Savannah River Plutonium Processing Plant (SRPPF) may face unnecessary, increased risks of exposure to ...

Watchdogs get rare inside look at MOX-to-pit facility, raising concerns over costly delays, redesigns, and readiness for ...

Opponents of the SRS Plutonium Processing Facility said April 22 that the facility is unneeded and will be the most expensive ...

The huge PUREX processing plant at Hanford is at risk of releasing radioactive contamination into the environment the longer it remains standing, according to a new Department of Energy report. The ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration finds plutonium production at Savannah River Site will have no impact on ...

The Trump administration plans to supply the nuclear power industry with plutonium from decommissioned warheads dating back to the Cold War. The plan could provide 20 metric tons of plutonium fuel to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plan to dilute and dispose of excess plutonium dating back to the Cold War was frozen by an executive order President Donald ...

YAKIMA -- For four decades, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation made plutonium for the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal, including the atomic bomb that devastated Nagasaki in World War II. Now, more than ...

LOS ALAMOS — Los Alamos National Laboratory is converting part of the waste stream from plutonium purification into a steady, sustainable supply of the coveted element americium, which is used for ...