TA-55 Plutonium Facility Fact Sheet
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
At the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), virtually all plutonium operations occur within the Plutonium Facility at Technical Area 55 (TA-55). TA-55 is the nation’s most modern plutonium science and manufacturing facility, and is the only fully operational, full capability plutonium facility in the nation. TA-55 supports a wide range of national security programs that involve: 1) stockpile stewardship. 2) plutonium processing. 3) nuclear materials stabilization. 4) materials disposition. 5) nuclear forensics. 6) nuclear counter-terrorism. 7) nuclear energy. Operations at TA-55 maintain a critical skill base of plutonium expertise across a broad suite of technical capabilities. These capabilities form a center of excellence for actinide science and technology, including world-class manufacturing for solving significant national security challenges.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1779648
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--21-23991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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