Nuclear Stockpile
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Nuclear ModernizationTRU Waste ‘Far and Away’ Biggest Challenge for DoE Nuke Core Mission, Official Says
Addressing the elephant in the desert, an official with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday warned that ongoing nuclear-weapons maintenance this century will require a […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Should Split Up Contract for Big Nuke Production Sites, Interest Group Says
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) should stop managing the Y-12 National Security Campus and the Pantex Plant under a single contract, a Washington, D.C.-based group representing […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Committee Voting on Bill This Week to Give Energy Secretary More Authority Over Nukes
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider a bill this week that would tighten the secretary of energy’s control over the National Nuclear Security Administration. H.R. 8159, the ‘‘Department […]
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UncategorizedNuclear Dove Markey Beats Kennedy in Democratic Primary for Senate Seat
The Senate delegation from Massachusetts looks set to retain its tag-team of nuclear disarmament advocates into the next presidential term, now that Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has defeated Rep. Joe […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Officially Approves Los Alamos to Make ICBM Pits Starting in 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday morning officially green-lit the Los Alamos National Laboratory to make 30 war-ready warhead cores in 2026 for next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. Under […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Commander Visits Livermore Lab
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California received a VIP visit from the head of U.S. Strategic Command this week, as it continues to work on the warhead-refresh for the airborne […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE to Pay S.C. $600M to Settle Plutonium Lawsuit; State to Hold Off on More Legal Action for 15 Years
To settle years of expensive litigation, the federal government will pay $600 million from the Treasury’s judgment fund by roughly the end of September in recognition of the Department of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCBO Estimate On Costs Of Arms Buildup Makes Case For Extending Nuke Treaty, Say Dem Lawmakers
After the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that withdrawing from the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty could potentially result in an arms buildup that costs the U.S. anywhere between […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Outgoing Incumbent To Keep A Little Work At DOE Nuke Weapons Site
Although the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to replace Consolidated Nuclear Security as the manager of the Y-12 National Security Site in Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Texas, […]
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Nuclear Modernization
New START Lapse Could Mean Billions In DOE Nuclear Expenses, Budget Office Warns
If the New START nuclear arms-limitation treaty expires in February, and the U.S. decides to boost its deployed nuclear weapons, there could be billions of dollars in one-time and recurring […]