Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility News Today

Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, 28 Apr 24 http://nuclearactive.org/ This week, CCNS highlights portions of a recent press release by Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment (Tri-Valley CARES), and the Savannah River Site Watch about the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Their piece suggests NNSA does not have its priorities straight in…

The aging of plutonium pits is a big question mark. The potential power they yield is one of the most critical factors in triggering a nuclear explosion. But just as American voters are facing a “contest of the ancients” in this electoral year, so are scientists grappling with the vexing matter of plutonium’s lifespan.

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., spoke at The Willcox in downtown Aiken as he helped kick off Congressman Joe Wilsons reelection campaign.

Three Savannah River Site projects rank among the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Managements top priorities for 2024.

The federal fiscal year ended and the performance grades for the contractors at the Savannah River Site have been released. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and Savannah River Mission received grades of "very good" according to recently released Department of Energy evaluations of their performance. Battelle Savannah River Alliance and Centerra received grades of "excellent."

The Department of Energy is nearing the production of the first war reserve plutonium pit, the No.2 official in the National Nuclear Security Administration said recently. Los Alamos National Laboratory is hoping to produce the first war reserve plutonium pit this year, Frank Rose, principal deputy director of the National Nuclear Security Administration, said during a Jan. 8 visit to the Savannah River Site.

The National Nuclear Security Administration will soon take over management of the Savannah River Site. Its Aiken Standards top story No. 10 of 2023.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control approved air quality construction permit for Savannah River Plutonium facility.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control approved air quality construction permit for Savannah River Plutonium facility.

Its not a new mission but the Savannah River Site could be getting another new facility.