Savannah River Site Watch Press Releases

• Published on June 3, 2020 - 15:40 GMT

  

  Proposed Plutonim Bomb Plant at SRS in South Carolina Draws Criticism from Public; NNSA's Nuclear War Plans Challenged

  DOE's NNSA Quietly Plans for All-Out Nuclear War as Coronavirus Rages and Peace and Justice Demonstrations Grow; Plutonium Pit Production to Stimulate Arms Race COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, US, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Numerous public …

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• Published on May 12, 2020 - 14:31 GMT

  

  DOE's Analysis of Plutonium “Pit” Production at Los Alamos, for Nuclear Weapons, Must be Amended to Cover Issues Ignored

  Options to “Reuse” Plutonium Pits and Method to Purify Plutonium are Lacking in Draft Supplement Analysis, Raising Legal Questions about NNSA's NEPA Review COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, May 12, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The U.S. Department of …

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• Published on April 3, 2020 - 20:02 GMT

  

  DOE Ignores COVID-19 Threat, Plans for Nuclear War by Releasing Draft Environmental Study on SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant

  In midst of pandemic, U.S. Department of Energy irresponsibly shifts focus to nuclear war, aims to construct Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at Savannah River Site COLUMBIA, SC, USA, April 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, in the middle of the growing …

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• Published on February 27, 2020 - 16:25 GMT

  

  DOE Aims at $4.6 Billion to Convert Ill-Constructed MOX Plant into Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at Savannah River Site

  As U.S. DOE Prepares for New Nuclear Arms Race, $442 Million Request in Fiscal Year 2021 for Plutonium Bomb Plant at SRS - Revealed in Feb 26 NNSA Budget Volume COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, US, February 27, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A budget document …

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• Published on February 21, 2020 - 02:00 GMT

  

  End US-Germany Cooperation Aimed at Importing, Dumping Highly Radioactive German Spent Fuel at DOE’s Savannah River Site

  Time to Terminate SRS-JEN Cooperation Aimed at Importing Highly Radioactive German Spent Fuel to DOE’s Savannah River Site; Storage at Jülich Only Viable Option COLUMBIA, SC, USA, February 21, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Columbia, South Carolina – …

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• Published on January 9, 2020 - 16:52 GMT

  

  DOE's Nuclear Agency Moving to Manufacture New Plutonium Bomb Cores in Violation of Environmental Law and Court Order

  Natural Resources Defense Council, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, SRS Watch, Tri-Valley CAREs Assert "Pit" Pursuit Violates National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) COLUMBIA, SC, USA, January 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Department of Energy’s …

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• Published on October 30, 2019 - 13:51 GMT

  

  NNSA’s Proposed Plutonium Bomb Plant at Savannah River Site and Lessons Learned from the Rocky Flats Plutonium Disaster

  Rocky Flats Disaster: Red Light for SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) for Fabrication of “Pits” for Unneeded New Nuclear Weapon – Forum in Aiken, SC on November 12 AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, October 30, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As it means more …

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• Published on September 27, 2019 - 13:28 GMT

  

  Aerial Photos of Bungled Nuclear Projects Released: Plutonium Fuel (MOX), VC Summer and Vogtle Reactor Construction

  Savannah River Site Watch Releases Aerial Photos of the Three Large, Failed Nuclear Construction Projects in South Carolina and Georgia COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, September 27, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Savannah River Site Watch has obtained new …

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• Published on September 24, 2019 - 15:11 GMT

  

  DOE for First Time Rejects Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation, On Safety of SRS Tritium Facilities

  DNFSB Raises Concerns about “Energetic Accident” Resulting in Exposure to Radioactive Tritium; DOE deems its Actions are “Adequate” and Rejects Recommendation COLUMBIA, SC, USA, September 24, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Columbia, South Carolina – In an …

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• Published on September 17, 2019 - 18:24 GMT

  

  Watchdogs Issue Second Demand to NNSA for Nation-Wide Environmental Review of Expanded Plutonium Pit Production

  Public Interest Groups Challenge Plans to Fabricate Plutonium Pits for New, Unjustified Nuclear Weapons, at Los Alamos National Lab and Savannah River Site COLUMBIA, SC, USA, September 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, lawyers for the Natural …

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• Published on September 9, 2019 - 16:19 GMT

  

  Savannah River Site Watch Revamps Website, Challenges NNSA’s Reuse of MOX Building as “Plutonium Bomb Plant”

  Group Urges Armed Services to Reject Expanded Plutonium “Pit” Production for Nuclear Weapons, Investigate Plutonium Fuel (MOX)Project at Savannah River Site COLUMBIA, SC, US, September 9, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The public interest non-profit group …

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