James McConnell, acting principal deputy administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, said the design for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in South Carolina should be 90% complete in calendar year 2026. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chair of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Strategic Forces, asked McConnell how the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was ensuring the smaller companion plant at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico can meet the demand for production of plutonium pits until…
Savannah River Pit Facility Design 90% Complete in 2026, NNSA Exec Says
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