Nuclear Stockpile
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COVID-19Federal Judge Refuses to Block Vaccine Mandate at DoE Nuclear Site
A federal district judge in South Carolina refused late Friday to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the COVID-19 vaccination mandate by the prime contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFluor-led Team Wins Long-Term Contract to Manage Civilian Nuclear Weapon Sites
A team led by Fluor [FLR] won the potentially 10-year, $28-billion contract to manage the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) two big nuclear-weapon production facilities in Tennessee and Texas. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAussie Nuclear Propulsion Partnership With U.S., U.K., Takes ‘Another Step Forward,’ Prime Minister Says
Australian personnel will be able to access training and information about U.S. and U.K. nuclear naval propulsion as part of the latest progress in the three-way AUKUS agreement to transfer […]
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UncategorizedNR Head to Industry on Nuke Propulsion Transfer to Australia: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
The head of Naval Reactors invited defense industry executives here Wednesday to think about how they’d contribute to a three-way effort to transfer nuclear submarine propulsion to Australia — but […]
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CongressDefense Nuclear Amendments for the Senate’s FY22 NDAA: W80-4; Posture Review; Plant Directed R&D; More
With the Senate set to debate its version of the National Defense Authorization Act this week in Washington — the measure would authorize $20 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration compared […]
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Business/FinancialDoE Nixes Huge Site Management Competition Over Concerns With Nuclear Weapons Work
Before it even started, the Department of Energy this week canceled a competition for a Savannah River Site management and operations contract worth billions, citing an increase of National Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Modernization Based on Obsolete Thinking, STRATCOM Commander Says
The current trillion-dollar nuclear modernization regime is based on obsolete thinking that fails to consider the emerging nuclear danger posed by China, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said Monday […]
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CongressUranium Processing Facility, NNSA Infrastructure, Get Boost in House NDAA; No B83 Funds
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved about $425 million in funding above the president’s request for nuclear-weapons infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 — money that corresponding appropriations bills […]
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CongressDoE Nuke Agency Will Have to Report on Benefits of Competitive M&O Contracts if House NDAA Becomes Law
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would have to report to Congress about the benefits of competitively awarding management and operations contracts for nuclear weapons sites by March 1, if […]
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CongressDoE Nuclear Weapons Authorized for Full Funding and Then Some Under Draft House NDAA
The Democrat-led House Armed Services Committee has proposed authorizing a little more funding than requested for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) portfolio of nuclear weapons programs in fiscal year […]
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