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Nuclear ModernizationPrez, CEO of Prime Contractor For Big Civilian Nuclear Weapon Sites Retiring
Michelle Reichert said she will retire May 20 as president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Nuclear Security, the outgoing management and operations contractor of the U.S.’ two main nuclear-weapon […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWeather, Steam Generator ‘Issues’ Delay Restart of Weapons-Tritium Production at Watts Bar 2
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission allowed the Tennessee Valley Authority to work some people harder during an ongoing service outage at the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor, where the restart of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMore Money Won’t Buy More Pits, NNSA Administrator, Nuclear Weapons Council Chair Tells Senators
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) won’t be able to make 80 pits annually by 2030 even if Congress throws more money at the problem this year, the agency’s top […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE, DoD, ‘Sorting Out’ Plutonium Pit Needs; New Pits ‘a Hedge,’ NNSA Says
The Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are still “sorting out” exactly how many nuclear-weapon triggers the military needs and by when, the head of the civilian agency […]
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Business/FinancialDoE Locks in Honeywell Subsidiary at Nuclear Weapons Lab for Five More Years
Honeywell’s [HON] wholly owned subsidiary National Engineering and Technology Solutions of Sandia will be the prime contractor for the Sandia National Laboratories for another five years, the Department of Energy’s […]
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BudgetNavy Killing Low-Yield Nuclear SLCM Over Cost Concerns
The Navy is killing its nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missile program because it would cost too much money to build the weapon, which the service says cannot be built in time […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Rolling On With Plans to Shore Up Federal Workforce
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) aims to continue shoring up its workforce by adding the equivalent of 38 full-time employees in fiscal year 2023, according to newly released details […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Fuel Services To Start Weapons-Uranium Work Under Sole-Source NNSA Contract
BWX Technologies Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tenn., will begin producing purified uranium metal for nuclear weapons under a sole-source award announced Wednesday by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). “The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFlying Turkey Briefly Caused Loss of Power at Y-12
A turkey flew into an overhead powerline and tripped a circuit breaker at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., last month, blacking out buildings on the west […]
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COVID-19Justice Department Looks to Start Enforcing COVID Vaccination Mandate for Feds; Hanford Guards Seek Permanent Vax Exemption
After the government won a key legal battle last week, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should allow it to begin enforcing […]