The Department of Energy is accelerating construction of the new facility, aiming to produce 50 plutonium pits annually by 2030. While production ramps up, concerns remain about existing radioactive ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for ...

This is the second story in a series about Sentinel, the Air Force’s nuclear missile modernization project. Other stories touch on the challenges in the surrounding communities near Sentinel ...

The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile Department of Energy site located in the Sandhills region of South Carolina, is shown in this aerial photo made available July 27, 2012. (National Nuclear ...