U.S. Nuclear Agency Releases Environmental Impact Statement, a "Legal Fig Leaf" for Plutonium Pit Program Decisions
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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U.S. Nuclear Agency Releases Environmental Impact Statement, a "Legal Fig Leaf" for Plutonium Pit Program Decisions
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In 2018, the NNSA announced plans to seek to produce a total of 80 plutonium pits per year at two locations: the Savannah River Site in South Carolina (50 pits) and Los Alamos Nuclear . . .
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U.S. Nuclear Agency Releases Environmental Impact Statement, a "Legal Fig Leaf" for Plutonium Pit Program Decisions
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In 2018, the NNSA announced plans to seek to produce a total of 80 plutonium pits per year at two locations: the Savannah River Site in South Carolina (50 pits) and Los Alamos Nuclear . . .
