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 ...

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 ...

Los Alamos National Laboratory has successfully manufactured the first approved plutonium pit as part of an effort to modernize the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal. The National Nuclear ...

U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Monday verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program. A ...

XRF Scientific Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets precious metal products, specialized chemicals, and instruments for the mining, and scientific and analytical industries in ...

Ed Miliband has been urged to preserve a 140-tonne stockpile of radioactive plutonium instead of burying it as dangerous waste. The material, which is made up of spent fuel from power plants ...

It also supports visualization and analysis tools for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectra and XRF and X-ray diffraction (XRD) images as collected at scanning X-ray microprobe beamlines. Larch is ...

Plutonium-rich samples from Acid Canyon, Los Alamos. Credit: Michael Ketterer. A new study has revealed alarming levels of plutonium contamination near Los Alamos, New Mexico, the site where the ...