ORNL achieves capability to produce plutonium-238

hypnosec writes: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has achieved the capability to produce plutonium-238 with the production of 50 grams of the material already completed. The production of the plutonium-238 sample effectively revives the capability that has been dormant for around 30 years since production of the material was stopped by Savannah River Plant in South Carolina in the late 1980s. The ORNL is optimistic that the important milestone of sample production of plutonium-238 paves way for regular production of the material that will ensure constant supply of the material for NASA's missions.