Energy Dept. to take out some plutonium in S.C., governor says

Energy Dept. to take out some plutonium in S.C., governor says

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has told South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley that six metric tons of plutonium will be removed by the federal government from the Savannah River Site by the end of 2016. The plutonium will be transported to New Mexico and stored there, Haley said. "We will continue to watch this process carefully, as the Department of Energy has not lived up to promises made in the past," she said. "We will not back down from our lawsuit until the [department] pays the $1 million a day fine they are required to under federal law."http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20160329/AIK0105/160329306/1002/AIK01/nikki-haley-federal-government-agrees-to-remove-some-plutonium-from-srs