Completing the construction and outfitting of a facility for training the operators who will produce plutonium pits at the Savannah River Site has been approved, the U.S. Department ...

Paddlers gathered at Savannah Rapids Park on Saturday to raise awareness about plutonium pit production and radiation ...

APRIL 10TH. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS, FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IS URGING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF KEY COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS, ACCORDING TO THE MEMO ...

Last week U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis Geiger, South Carolina, faulted the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency for ignoring the National Environmental Protection Act and ...

Have you ever wondered what does a spacecraft and a pacemaker have in common? Both are powered by plutonium-238 (238 Pu), a versatile isotope, known for its ideal heating properties. Recent research ...

HOUSTON – The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has restored a domestic plutonium-238 production capability after a three-decade lapse by processing a 50-gram sample of the ...

What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build a nuclear weapon. Then, the global community verifies that ...

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major Gen. Kenneth D. Nichols continues her series on his life. ***Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...