Paddlers gathered at Savannah Rapids Park on Saturday to raise awareness about plutonium pit production and radiation ...

Completing the construction and outfitting of a facility for training the operators who will produce plutonium pits at the ...

APRIL 10TH. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS, FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IS URGING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF KEY COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS, ACCORDING TO THE MEMO ...

Last week U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis Geiger, South Carolina, faulted the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency for ignoring the National Environmental Protection Act and ...

Have you ever wondered what does a spacecraft and a pacemaker have in common? Both are powered by plutonium-238 (238 Pu), a versatile isotope, known for its ideal heating properties. Recent research ...

Spacecraft have used a plutonium isotope to stay afloat for decades, but another isotope could last even longer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To help achieve “American nuclear dominance,” Los Alamos National Laboratory may be expected to produce at least 60 plutonium pits ...