During the Cold War, the US produced hundreds of plutonium pits each year at the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado. However, ...

An image from Sentinel test conducted by Northrop Grumman in February. The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has recently confirmed the successful ...

NASA turns off Voyager 2 plasma science instrument to save energy Voyager 2 is 12.8 billion miles away, exploring interstellar space Only one science instrument remains operational on Voyager 2 ...

The component, called a “plutonium pit,” is the radioactive component that acts as a first stage ‘trigger’ apparatus used to initiate the detonation of the thermonuclear device.

The component, called a “plutonium pit,” is the radioactive component that acts as a first stage ‘trigger’ apparatus used to initiate the detonation of the thermonuclear device. Plans call for the W87 ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at two sites in New Mexico ...

The electricity comes from radioisotope generators in which plutonium 238 decays. These lose 4 watts of power every year. As with its sister probe Voyager 1, several measuring instruments that ...

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IN a recent article 1 a modification to the normally accepted close-packed face-centred cubic structure of δ-plutonium was suggested. The purpose of this was to give a continuous gradation ...

Satellite images of the test site of Russia's infamous "Satan II" superweapon taken this month appear to show that a test launch ended in failure. The RS-28 Sarmat, sometimes called "Satan II", is ...

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