KC area residents speak out against nuclear weapons plan. ‘That will make us less safe’

Following a rally against nuclear weapons manufacturing in south Kansas City, residents shared their thoughts with national ...
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Plutonium hearings come to Kansas City as U.S. ramps up production for nuclear weapons

The federal government will hold the second of five nationwide public hearings in Kansas City on Thursday, May 7. Local ...

The first—and maybe last—peek inside a plutonium pit facility

Watchdogs get rare inside look at MOX-to-pit facility, raising concerns over costly delays, redesigns, and readiness for ...

Nuclear officials in Kansas City to discuss building more bombs. How to comment

The federal government says increasing production of the cores of nuclear weapons is needed for “weapons modernization,” ...
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Kansas City hearing draws debate over plutonium pit production

Kansas City residents met with federal nuclear officials to discuss a plan to boost plutonium pit production for U.S. nuclear weapons, a project costing $5 billion annually over six years. The ...
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Plutonium production increase needed at Los Alamos Laboratory

APRIL 10TH. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS, FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IS URGING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF KEY COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS, ACCORDING TO THE MEMO ...
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Plutonium Production May Avert Spacecraft Fuel Shortage

SEATTLE — New batches of plutonium-238 may become available to NASA starting in 2017, perhaps preventing feared shortages of this vital spacecraft power source. The United States has not produced ...