Nuclear Stockpile
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Nuclear ModernizationLatest Federal Budget Extension Has Emergency Funding to Avert Layoffs at Y-12
House and Senate appropriators on Sunday agreed to extend 2023 budgets for federal agencies for about another month-and-a-half, into March, while they continue work on permanent budget bills for the […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Names Former Boeing Exec To Board of Directors
Nuclear naval reactor builder BWX Technologies [BWXT] has named former Boeing [BA] executive Nicole Piasecki to its board of directors effective Jan. 2. Piasecki spent 25 years with Boeing in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNDAA Would Bar Plutonium-Cleanup Expansion Until LANL Can Make 30 Pits Per Year
The Los Alamos National Laboratory would be barred from expanding equipment needed to dispose of surplus plutonium until the lab certifies it can produce at least 30 nuclear weapon cores […]
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CongressTuberville’s Release of Military Promotions Does Not Include Naval Nuke Reactor Nominee
Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) about-face on holding up more than 400 military promotions for months because of Pentagon policies relating to reproductive care for servicemembers does not include nominees to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationY-12 Uranium Facility Hurt By Contractor Performance, Other Problems Latest Stockpile Plan Says
Substandard contractor performance delayed the launch of a new Uranium Processing Facility at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee until 2029, according to the agency’s […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Will Develop Higher-Yield B61 Gravity Bomb
The U.S. military will develop a new, higher-yield variant of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb designed for delivery by modern aircraft, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 27. Designated the B61-13, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFluor Naval Propulsion Contract Extended Through 2028
Fluor’s [FLR] contract for the management and operations of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Laboratory was extended for five years through 2028, the company said on Monday. The contract had a […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDOE Probe Finds No Fault With Nuclear Courier’s Time Off Practices
The Department of Energy’s watchdog found no evidence that personnel at the Office of Secure Transport abused their administrative leave in a recent investigation. The DoE Inspector General received allegations […]
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Business/FinancialHoneywell Rebranding Business Segments
Honeywell [HON], parent of the management contractors of four Department of Energy sites, is reorganizing its main business units, the company said Monday. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company will continue with […]
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Nuclear ModernizationInspection Turns Up Safety System Concerns at Sandia’s Annular Core Reactor in New Mexico
National Technology and Engineering Solutions has established adequate safety systems management programs at Sandia National Laboratories, but a new watchdog report questions whether those programs can ensure safe nuclear operations […]