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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Relationship With Pentagon ‘Never Stronger;’ Making Warheads Cores in S.C. ‘Won’t Be Easy
The relationship between the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Defense “has never been stronger,” the head of the semi-autonomous civilian weapons agency said Tuesday at a public […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSecond TVA Reactor Could Be Licensed for Tritium Production This Year, NNSA Says
The second of two Tennessee Valley Authority civilian nuclear reactors could get the license it needs to start producing tritium for U.S. nuclear weapons this year, a National Nuclear Security […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE to Hone Procurement Approach for Warhead-Core Factory by Next Year
The Department of Energy will hone its acquisition approach for the plutonium-pit plant to be at the Savannah River Site around September 2020, a long-time agency contractor said on Wednesday. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPentagon ‘Satisfied’ With NNSA Pit Plan, But Warns Civilian Agency is ‘Out of Margin’
The Defense Department remains satisfied with the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) strategy to produce plutonium pits at two facilities, but time is short to get started, a senior Pentagon […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Stealth Shipped Half Ton Plutonium to Nevada Last Year
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) “before November 2018” moved roughly half a ton of weapon-usable plutonium to the Nevada National Security Site from the Savannah River Site, in Aiken, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDOE Has Started Building Low-Yield Sub Warhead
The Department of Energy said Friday it has started building the first low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead ordered by the Donald Trump administration last year. “The Pantex Plant has initiated […]
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InternationalU.S. Likely To Start Withdrawing From INF In Days
A top State Department official on Thursday said she is not optimistic Russia will return to compliance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by the Feb. 2 deadline set […]
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Nuclear Modernization
New Report On Rising Nuke Costs Sets Table For Deterrent Spending Debate
More nuclear weapons programs will roll into production phases in the 10 years ending 2028, increasing the total annual cost of these efforts by some $10 billion to about $50 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTrump to Nominate Former ICBM Officer for Civilian Nuke Safety Post
Former Air Force Col. Thomas Summers will join the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), if the Senate confirms the former ICBM officer the Trump administration intends to nominate. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCentrus Gets Government Lifeline for Potential Defense Uranium Refining Tech
Centrus Energy, the former government-owned U.S. Enrichment Corp., got a lifeline this week from the Department of Energy to build a new 16-machine enrichment centrifuge cascade in Ohio, potentially strengthening […]