Nuclear Stockpile
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Nuclear ModernizationEarly Buys for Columbia Submarine Components Possible, Caldwell Says
In what could be a boon to submarine subcontractors and the broader nuclear-naval industry, the Navy is looking at buying components for Columbia-class submarines, especially boats that will follow the […]
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Business/FinancialFluor Narrows 2Q Losses; 3Q Report Possible by December
Fluor Corp. [FLR], the financially troubled, Dallas-based Department of Energy contractor, continued to narrow its losses from continuing operations in the second quarter and first six months of 2020, the […]
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CongressFinal Solicitation for Y-12, Pantex Contact Drops; Senate Questions Lack of Competition for DoE, NNSA Contracts
The same day the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requested proposals for a potentially decades-long contract to run two of its three major nuclear weapons production sites, Senate appropriators asked […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Nuke Boss Fired While on Leave; Energy Secretary Tracked Her for Months
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette kept close tabs on then-National Nuclear Security Administration boss Lisa Gordon-Hagerty for months, sending chaperones to her meetings with Congress and monitoring her personal calendar […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Civilian Nuke Chief Quits
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty resigned as administrator of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration after two years, eight months and 22 days as the head of the U.S. civilian nuclear […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Earnings Steady in Third Quarter
Lynchburg, Va.-based BWX Technologies [BWXT] hauled in $520 million in revenue during the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, which is up 3% from the $506 million it took in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEx-No. 2 at DoE Nuke Agency Doesn’t Rule Out Return to Club Fed
A former number-two at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration would not rule out a return to government service on the eve of the presidential election. “No comment,” […]
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Nuclear ModernizationOne-Quarter Continuing Resolution Fine, Full-Year Bad, DoE Nuke Procurement Honcho Says
Three months of frozen budgets is probably no big deal for the Department of Energy’s portfolio of 21st-century weapons-production construction, but a year’s worth would be bad news, a senior […]
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Nuclear Modernization
National Academies Panel Recommends Fixed Term for NNSA Administration, Removal of Senate Confirmation for Other Nuke Officials
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) leader should get a fixed term, senior agency managers should be exempted from Senate approval and the stockpile’s steward should strive for a closer […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPlanned South Carolina Nuke Core Plant Seeking ‘Stable Funding Source’
With late-stage design activities underfunded for most of the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Department of Energy is passing around the hat for a planned pit-production plant to […]