Los Alamos实验室推动钚坑生产, 拖延了重要的安全升级, 增加了事故风险。 Los Alamos Lab’s push for plutonium pit production is delaying vital safety upgrades, raising accident risks.

国防核设施安全委员会警告说，洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室正在优先考虑钚坑生产而不是其 PF-4 设施的安全，从而推迟了主动密闭通风系统等关键安全升级。 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board warns that Los Alamos National Laboratory is prioritizing plutonium pit production over safety at its PF-4 facility, delaying critical safety upgrades like active confinement ventilation systems. 尽管该设施是该国唯一的矿坑生产者,但老化的基础设施和资金转移导致依赖未经证实的被动安全措施,引起人们对事故期间放射性释放的担忧。 Despite the facility's role as the nation's sole pit producer, aging infrastructure and funding shifts have led to reliance on unproven passive safety measures, raising concerns about radioactive releases during accidents. 矿坑生产资金定于2026年达到17亿美元,理事会敦促能源部和国家核安全局优先安排安全基础设施,以配合设施扩大的任务。 With pit production funding set to reach $1.7 billion in 2026, the Board urges the DOE and NNSA to prioritize safety infrastructure to match the facility’s expanded mission.