
Subcontractors could begin building a planned plutonium pit factory at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., by Dec. 31, the site’s prime contractor said Monday in a press release. “Construction is expected to begin before the end of this year,” the Fluor [FLR]-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions wrote in the release. “Approximately 2,500 skilled craft and trade union workers will be hired for all phases of this massive construction project.” Officially, the NNSA remained years away on Monday from…