This Saturday will offer a glimpse into the history and mystery of the Manhattan Project, as the Trinity Site — the detonation location for the first atomic bomb — is opened to the public once again.
The 580-square-mile Hanford site adjacent to Richland produced about two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War. The nation is ...
SANTA FE, N.M. — The National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at sites in South Carolina and New Mexico in violation of ...
It is the first place on earth where plutonium was produced on an industrial scale. That production also led to more than 400 billion gallons of contaminated liquid over decades of operation.
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 ...
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the second Vulcan rocket on Friday morning. While ULA reported the launch was successful, it also reported an “observation ...