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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 at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina is advancing efforts to expand plutonium pit production, a key component of the US program to modernize its nuclear weapons stockpile. Workers will be trained there to support manufacturing of pit cores at the site. The development is being covered in regional news out of Augusta, Georgia, where the facility is seen as a milestone in the site's growing national security role.
Why now: The Savannah River Site's role in the national plutonium pit production mission is advancing with new infrastructure, drawing regional attention.
Savannah River SiteNational Nuclear Security AdministrationAugustaSouth Carolina
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- New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS · augustachronicle.com
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