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"...where scientists have been conducting subcritical experiments since 1995..."
by m3047 3y ago
"...where scientists have been conducting subcritical experiments since 1995..."
- perihelions 3y agoRight. There's been 33 since then, with two more planned in 2024. The title is pretty misleading, in that respect. The US can't be "moving closer to" something that it's already doing. - "Currently, the NNSA is building two new subcritical experimental testbeds at the U1a Complex in Nevada. The testbeds will provide data to help address stockpile questions, with a special focus on the impact of plutonium aging on weapon performance. Since halting underground nuclear explosive testing, the United States has executed 33 subcritical experiments. The United States is preparing to execute two subcritical experiments in 2024 and plans to conduct approximately three subcritical experiments per year by the end of the decade." https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/remarks-nnsa-administrator-jill-hruby-ctbt-science-and-technology-conference-2023 https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/remarks-nnsa-administra...