Experts warn Trump administration any Iran deal must close plutonium pathway to nuclear bombs

Experts warn any new Iran deal must ban plutonium reprocessing and expose covert pathways to nuclear weapons, citing risks ...
KCUR

Plutonium hearings come to Kansas City as U.S. ramps up production for nuclear weapons

The federal government will hold the second of five nationwide public hearings in Kansas City on Thursday, May 7. Local ...

Plutonium bomb fear? Why India’s nuclear reactor breakthrough is worrying Pakistan

India can make a plutonium nuclear bomb, said Pakistan’s arms control adviser, raising questions over India’s Prototype Fast ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Plan to increase nuclear pit production at Los Alamos lab gets heavy pushback at Santa Fe forum

The Santa Fe hearing on the environmental statement for the plutonium pits is one of five scheduled around the nation this ...

The first—and maybe last—peek inside a plutonium pit facility

Watchdogs get rare inside look at MOX-to-pit facility, raising concerns over costly delays, redesigns, and readiness for ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Government plans more plutonium at Livermore Lab for nuclear arsenal as advocacy groups push back

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) -- In a notice of intent posted earlier this month, the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration informing the public of their plan to increase the ...

SRS Plutonium Pit Production opponents tour facility, say it would restart nuclear arms race

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

Impacts of plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site unveiled

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

Mobilizing Cold War plutonium for energy dominance

Washington may finally be on the verge of doing something smart. Instead of burying plutonium and pretending it has disappeared, we can put it to work. With advanced fast reactors, like those being ...