“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. The action marks the end of the latest effort to convert surplus military plutonium into a waste form that is impractical for reuse in nuclear weaponry. Thirty years have now passed since Savannah River Site was selected for long-term—up to 50 years—storage of various surplus plutonium oxides and “non-pit” metals without any meaningful disposition of the materials.”
by Don Moniak, The Aiken Chronicles, Aiken, SC, July 12, 2026
full article: https://aikenchronicles.com/2026/07/12/the-end-of-another-surplus-plutonium-disposition-program/