DOE/NNSA Approves Critical Decision 1 For Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Pit Production Project
…Recommended approach to producing 30 plutonium pits per year identified
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has announced the approval of the Critical Decision 1 (CD-1) milestone for the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (LAP4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
CD-1 approval marks the completion of the project definition phase and the conceptual design as part of DOE’s Order 413.3B process for the acquisition of capital assets.
NNSA identified its recommended approach to produce at least 30 plutonium pits per year to meet national security needs.