Plutonium Aging Study Challenges Nuclear Production Push | Santa Fe News

A new study by independent scientists reveals plutonium in U.S. nuclear weapons is aging—but slowly, and not enough to threaten current weapon reliability. This challenges the urgency behind Los Alamos’ accelerated pit production push, which aims for 100 pits by 2028 to replace aging stockpile components and build next-gen weapons. While the NNSA insists the research only reinforces the need for continued production—and plans to open a second pit-making site—critics like watchdog director Jay Coghlan argue the findings should have been public sooner and weaken the case for rushing production, especially with the environmental review’s comment period already closed. The debate over nuclear modernization just got more complicated. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8f49f493e755c0ee