North Augusta Meets to Discuss Plutonium Pit Production at SRS
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
North Augusta officials held a meeting on plans tied to renewed plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site on Tuesday.
The discussion focused on a draft environmental impact statement.
If the plan goes through, the SRS pit plant will be the most expensive buildings ever built in the U.S., with a current DOE estimate of around $30 billion.
Critics say the facility could fuel a new nuclear arms race and raise environmental risks, including waste storage concerns.
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