By George Lobsenz The Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is deviating from its normal safety review process for nuclear weapons assembly operations to accommodate an unusually accelerated production schedule for a modified new W76 warhead at the Pantex plant, according to a federal oversight board. NNSA, the semi-autonomous DoE agency that runs the department's nuclear weapons complex, is accepting an "uniquely complicated operational plan" for addressing concerns about electrostatic discharge vulnerabilities during nuclear explosive operations so that production…
Nuclear Weapons Safety Concerns Raised At Pantex
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