The National Nuclear Security Administration has signed a $285 million contract with Washington Group International to refurbish electric power generating facilities in Seversk, Russia, paving the way for shutting down two of the country's three remaining weapons-grade plutonium production reactors, according to a Dec. 20 NNSA announcement. "The agreement is a major milestone in the NNSA Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Production Program (EWGPP) and a key element to NNSA's overall efforts to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation by...
