NNSA CONFIDENT NEW PLUTONIUM PIT DISASSEMBLY PLAN IS MORE EFFICIENT

摘要

The National Nuclear Security Administration's new plan for plutonium pit disassembly and conversion is expected to be both less expensive and able to establish the capabil ity sooner than other alternatives that have been under consideration, the NNSA official in charge of the program said this week. NNSA last week outlined a new preferred approach using a mix of existing facilities at the Savannah River Site and Los Alamos National Laboratory, while previous plans had called for a standalone facility or the establishment of a capability at Savannah River's K Area facilities.