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Savannah River Site moves closer to plutonium pit production
Original: Savannah River Site one step closer to producing plutonium pits
The Savannah River Site in South Carolina has moved one step closer to producing plutonium pits, the critical cores used in nuclear weapons. The development advances a long-running US effort to reestablish domestic pit manufacturing capacity, a program that has drawn both support for national security goals and scrutiny over cost, safety and environmental concerns in the region.
Why now: A new milestone in the US nuclear weapons manufacturing program at Savannah River Site has drawn regional and national attention.
Savannah River SiteNational Nuclear Security AdministrationSouth Carolina
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- Savannah River Site one step closer to producing plutonium pits · Post and Courier
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