In Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 28, 2019, the administrator of DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) admits pulling off plutonium pit production, for nuclear weapons, will be a challenge in the repurpsed MOX plant at SRS – beyond conceptual work that project has not been authorized or funded by Congress

SRS Watch · March 29, 2019 ·

To underscore that the plutonium fuel (MOX) project is totally dead, DOE Secretary Perry congratulates Congress for having the courage to terminate the MOX project

Webcast of hearing and written testimony linked here – start at about 24 minutes for questions about pits by Chairman Inhofe and others

“Letter: Plutonium pit production is not needed here,” March 29, 2018 – linked here

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To underscore that the plutonium fuel (MOX) project is totally dead, DOE Secretary Perry congratulates Congress for having the courage to terminate the MOX project

“Letter: Plutonium pit production is not needed here,” March 29, 2018 – linked here

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