F or the first time in 35 years, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has manufactured a plutonium pit for ...

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Concerns center on the health and environmental dangers of plutonium, a key ingredient in pits. Plutonium, in addition to its usefulness in making weapons, can cause cancer in people who are ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright will make good on a promise by visiting Los Alamos National Laboratory on Monday and Sandia National Laboratories on Tuesday. At his January confirmation hearing, the ...

Standing outside the former home of J. Robert Oppenheimer, recently confirmed U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he had been dreaming of visiting Los Alamos National Laboratory since he was 15.

A resolution before the City Council opposing plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been withdrawn because one of the co-sponsors is no longer in office. The resolution ...

Those who oppose the federal government’s plans to ship tons of surplus plutonium in and out of Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties as part of a dilute-and-dispose program have more reason to ...

The NNSA also serves as the site's landlord and is working to produce 50 plutonium pits per year beginning in the mid-2030s. The number of affected workers at SRS is unknown. The Department of ...