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New training facility advances plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site
Original: New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS
A new training facility has opened at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to support the expansion of plutonium pit production, a core component of the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile renewal programme. The facility will prepare workers for pit manufacturing roles as the site takes on duties currently centred at Los Alamos, amid ongoing debate over costs, timelines and environmental concerns.
Why now: US nuclear weapons modernisation efforts and pit production expansion at SRS are drawing local and national attention
Savannah River SiteNational Nuclear Security Administrationplutonium pit production
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- New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS · augustachronicle.com
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