Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s deputy administrator for defense programs argued in a memo this month that Los ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To help achieve “American nuclear dominance,” Los Alamos National Laboratory may be expected to produce at least 60 plutonium pits ...

APRIL 10TH. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS, FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IS URGING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF KEY COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS, ACCORDING TO THE MEMO ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration will submit a cradle to grave plan for hazardous waste generated by plutonium pit production early next year. First, it has to inform the public.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The agency that oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal says it doesn’t need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of ...

The radioactive material could be absorbed by plants and eventually endanger the rest of the food chain. Study makes discovery near birthplace of atomic bomb: 'One of the most shocking things' first ...

Newly released memo urges Los Alamos to accelerate plutonium pit production as critics raise safety and environmental concerns.

To help achieve “American nuclear dominance,” Los Alamos National Laboratory may be expected to produce at least 60 plutonium pits per year — double the previously set minimum. It’s not exactly clear ...