Multi-Year Delays in Plutonium 'Pit' Production at Los Alamos Now Require the Use of Recycled Pits for Some New Warheads
July 04, 2025
July 04, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release:
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Multi-year delays in plutonium "pit" production at Los Alamos now require the use of recycled pits for some new warheads
The purpose of the Los Alamos facility, expected to cost more than $22 billion when all costs are tallied, was to avoid recycling pits.
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New facts regarding the National Nuclear Security Administratio . . .
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Multi-year delays in plutonium "pit" production at Los Alamos now require the use of recycled pits for some new warheads
The purpose of the Los Alamos facility, expected to cost more than $22 billion when all costs are tallied, was to avoid recycling pits.
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New facts regarding the National Nuclear Security Administratio . . .