Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Slash Wasteful Defense Spending
missile, and the dangerous transfer of weapons-usable plutonium to private industry. One of the amendments was Senators
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missile, and the dangerous transfer of weapons-usable plutonium to private industry. One of the amendments was Senators
give 20 metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium—enough for approximately 2,000 nuclear bombs—to private industry … time the U.S. government has made weapons-grade plutonium available to private companies. These plans go against long
means to produce weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, materials that could be used in a nuclear bomb
means to produce weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, materials that could be used in a nuclear bomb … enable Riyadh to produce weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, the essential ingredients for nuclear weapons, if they chose
need for the nuclear weapon plutonium pit production program, and pause the program’s Savannah River site until … into NSSA’s leadership and management of the plutonium pit production mission. The lawmakers believe that, if properly
compromise U.S. national security by providing weapons-usable plutonium to private industry. In the letter, Senator Markey writes … main company interested in receiving plutonium from [the Department of Energy]. Oklo is also, with DOE’s support
Transfer of plutonium would increase the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation, including to rogue states or terrorists Letter … least 20 metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium—enough for approximately 2,000 nuclear bombs—to private industry
missile, and the dangerous transfer of weapons-usable plutonium to private industry. “Golden Dome is a trillion-dollar
metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium—enough for approximately 2,000 nuclear bombs—to U.S. power companies. Senator … long been a champion of keeping weapons-usable plutonium out of the civil power sector. “The Department