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Nuclear ModernizationBudil Set to Take Over as Head of Livermore Nuke Lab
Kim Budil was set to take over as the 13th director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California on Tuesday. The younger of the two nuclear weapons design laboratories […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGranholm Confirmed as Secretary of Energy; Civilian Nuke Sites Under New Management
Jennifer Granholm will be the next secretary of energy after the Senate confirmed her by a wide, bipartisan margin to lead the Department of Energy and the almost $30-billion-a-year worth […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGBSD Flight Tests Scheduled to Start in FY 2024
Flight tests for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile, the planned successor to the nuclear-tipped Minuteman III, are scheduled to start in fiscal year 2024, according to a Pentagon environmental […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Closes Out 2020 With Increase in Quarterly, Annual Revenue
BWX Technologies [BWXT], the Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear contractor for the Department of Energy and the Pentagon, on Monday posted a record $557 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationApril Showers May Bring Pit Factory Milestones at LANL, SRS
By April, both of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s next-generation plutonium-pit factories should reach the critical decision 1 milestone that solidifies the long-conceptualized designs of the facilities intended to manufacture […]
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CongressDeputy DoE Nomination Lands in Senate
President Joe Biden’s nomination of David Turk to be the deputy secretary of energy was formally sent to the Senate late Thursday and referred to the Senate Energy and Natural […]
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Senate Energy and Resources Easily Approves Biden Energy Secretary Nominee Granholm
Jennifer Granholm, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Energy, easily cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday with a 13-4 bipartisan vote, setting her on course for […]
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COVID-19DoE HQ Seeking Regular COVID Tests for Employees in Washington Region
A year into the pandemic, the Department of Energy is officially in the market for routine COVID-19 tests for employees who work at the agency’s Washington area headquarters, according to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNew START Extension Official, Secretary of State Says
The New START nuclear arms-control treaty is officially extended through Feb. 5, 2026, giving the U.S. time to pursue more arms control agreements with Russia, and possibly with China, Secretary […]
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CongressNuke Site Ally Heinrich Moves to Senate Appropriations Committee From Armed Services
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will leave the Senate Armed Services Committee and join the chamber’s Appropriations Committee, keeping intact an important legislative shield for nuclear sites in the Land of […]