According to the original plan, the last remaining Russian plutonium production reactor, ADE-2, was scheduled to shut down in 2010. However, NNSA believes that the reactor could be shut down earlier - in the fall of 2009.
Fostering initiatives to reduce stocks and end the production and use of highly enriched uranium and plutonium
According to the original plan, the last remaining Russian plutonium production reactor, ADE-2, was scheduled to shut down in 2010. However, NNSA believes that the reactor could be shut down earlier - in the fall of 2009.