Results tagged “weapon materials”

1. October 1, 2024 United States produced first plutonium pit for W87-1 warhead
2. November 9, 2020 U.S. plutonium pit production: Key updates
3. October 1, 2018 United States to down-blend HEU for tritium production
4. April 4, 2018 Declaring more U.S. weapon-grade uranium excess could delay the need to build a new national enrichment plant
5. August 12, 2016 Russia to decommission a metallurgical plant in Seversk
6. March 1, 2016 Ongoing transfers of weapon materials between the United States and the United Kingdom
7. September 24, 2015 Contractor's attempt to justify high cost of U.S. MOX program falls short
8. August 23, 2015 "Red Team" report confirms high cost of MOX option for disposal of U.S. excess plutonium
9. June 1, 2015 United Kingdom transfers "breeder material" from Dounreay to Sellafield
10. May 16, 2015 Independent review on escalating MOX plant costs and DOE reversal of MOX option for surplus plutonium
11. April 17, 2015 Russia removed weapon-grade plutonium from Seversk
12. February 23, 2015 Pakistan's Chashma reprocessing plant may be completed
13. January 19, 2015 Fourth plutonium production reactor in Pakistan appears operational
14. June 30, 2014 Pakistan begins operating third Khushab plutonium production reactor
15. January 7, 2014 Rokkasho reprocessing plant expects to begin operations in October 2014
16. August 26, 2013 UK nuclear warhead dismantlement program
17. September 21, 2012 Special nuclear material removed from Livermore
18. August 3, 2012 Unprecedented security breach at the key U.S. HEU storage facility
19. June 29, 2012 United States releases an update of its plutonium inventory
20. March 6, 2012 Russia to complete separation of weapon-grade plutonium
21. February 13, 2012 India plans new research reactors
22. February 10, 2011 Pakistan is seen as building fourth plutonium production reactor
23. June 5, 2010 Project 816 - Unfinished plutonium production complex in China
24. May 11, 2010 U.S.-Russian Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
25. April 13, 2010 United States and Russia sign protocol to plutonium disposition agreement
26. February 28, 2010 Pakistan may have completed new plutonium production reactor, Khushab-II
27. February 5, 2010 Tritium production and recovery in the United States in FY2011
28. February 5, 2010 U.S. administration requests funds for nuclear weapons facilities
29. February 11, 2009 TVEL will supply fuel pellets to India
30. November 19, 2007 U.S.-Russian agreement on plutonium disposal
31. September 17, 2007 U.S. removes nine tonnes of Pu from weapon stockpile