Really?! Don’t swallow this DOE “news” too quickly: “NNSA Selects Amentum for AI Data Center and Energy Project at Savannah River Site,” July 20, 2026
Well, we gotta throw a bucket of cold water on this half-baked proposal.
Archives for July 2026
DOE Set to Unleash “Plutonium Folly” with Aging HB-Line at SRS, Breaking Environmental Law in the Process?
Where’s the environmental-impact review of restarting the HB-Line at SRS to purify plutonium? Looks like DOE may be violating or on the verge of violating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for failure to analyze the impacts of starting up this aging facility.
Environmental Shocker: South Carolina Proposes Investigation of Disposal of Highly Radioactive Spent Nuclear Fuel in “Boreholes,” SRS Watch News based on FOIA Request, July 17, 2026
In an Environmental Shocker, South Carolina Proposes Investigation of Disposal of Highly Radioactive Spent Nuclear Fuel in “Boreholes,” Part of a Submission to DOE for a “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus” –
Georgia Public Radio: “Nuclear watchdogs seek answers on plutonium pit need before comment deadline,” July 16, 2026
“Nuclear watchdogs seek answers on plutonium pit need before comment deadline”
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), July 16, 2026 8:42 AM, By Jillian Magtoto
For the first time since the 80s,
“The End of Another Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program” – The Aiken Chronicles, Aiken, SC, July 12, 2026
“The End of Another Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program”
“The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has put the brakes on the surplus plutonium Dilute and Dispose program and reassigned K-Area surplus plutonium processing capabilities to the plutonium pit production defense mission.
“Consequence Analysis of Major Fires at Plutonium Pit Production Facilities” [SRS, Los Alamos] – Science & Global Security, July 10, 2026
“Consequence Analysis of Major Fires at Plutonium Pit Production Facilities”
Science & Global Security journal, July 10, 2026
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08929882.2026.2690796
Abstract
As the United States reestablishes large-scale plutonium pit production,
SRS Watch Files FOIA Request for Scheme for Subsidized Nuclear Facilities at SRS, July 9, 2026
The South Carolina Department of Commerce has submitted a fanciful proposal to the Department of Energy that the state “host” what DOE calls a “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus.” This citizen-subsidized “campus”
NRC is Destroying NEPA in Desperate, Misguided Move to Support Speculative, “Advanced” Nuclear Facilities
Environmental Protections Under Attack: The NRC’s New NEPA Rule
“After more than a year of sweeping deregulation at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) aimed at paving the way for accelerated deployment of so-called “advanced” reactors,
“No new plutonium pits!” – International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), July 8, 2026
No new plutonium pits!
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is aggressively expanding the production of plutonium pits,
“Plaintiffs Demand Release of Critical Documents and Extension of Public Comment Period on Expanded Plutonium Bomb Core Production,” July 6, 2026 news release
Plaintiffs Demand Release of Critical Documents and Extension of Public Comment Period on Expanded Plutonium Bomb Core Production
Georgetown, SC — Today the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) notified the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency,
Citizen Speaks Up in Plutonium Pit PEIS Comment: “Nuclear stockpile expansion carries known environmental risks” – Submit a Comment to DOE NOW!
Oppose planning for nuclear war! Get your comments in on the plutonium pit draft Programmatic EIS (PEIS) about production of of up to 205 plutonium cores per year at the Savannah River Site and Los Alamos National Lab,