Comments by NNSA Official at DNFSB Hearing First Indication of Review of Pit Production Capability
Columbia, SC – The Department of Energy has confirmed that it is now conducting a review to determine which DOE sites might be appropriate for location of production of plutonium “pits,” the core of nuclear weapons. SRS Watch believes that the Savannah River Site would be near the top of the list for consideration of this controversial nuclear weapons mission, with the partially completed plutonium fuel MOX facility at SRS being the facility most likely being considered for this nuclear weapons role.
— full SRS Watch news release posted here