“The US government’s dangerous rush to produce new plutonium pits”
>> article by Dr. Dylan Spaulding, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Curtis T. Asplund, assistant professor in the Department of Physics &
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DOE okays construction of the next home for the nation’s largest supply of nuclear warhead triggers
Georgia Public Broadcasting, Wednesday, October 20, 2026
“On Monday, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued its approval of full-scale construction at the SRPPF to produce up to 125 war reserve plutonium pits annually.
DOE Refuses to Release New Cost Estimate for SRS Plutonium Pit Plant – Why? Cost Expected to be more than $15+ Billion over 2021 Estimate
DOE Hides Just-Approved, Official Cost Estimate of SRS Plutonium Pit Plant, Keeps
Public in the Dark about Size of Escalating Cost for New Nuclear Weapons Facility,
Confirmation that Plutonium “Dilute & Dispose” Program Ended, Equipment Transferred to Plutonium Pit Project
DOE has confirmed, via a weekly report of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), that the program at SRS to dispose of surplus weapons plutonium as waste – in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico –
“Savannah River plutonium pit site embarks on hazardous waste plan” – article, Oct. 28, 2025
Savannah River plutonium pit site embarks on hazardous waste plan –
Unanswered questions and comments were directed towards a fish bowl, mostly empty
Savannah (Georgia) Morning News,