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Dan Leone
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CongressDemocrat Concedes as California Congressional Race for Santa Susana District Finally Ends
Four weeks after election day, first-term incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) has clinched a 333-vote victory over California Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D) in the state’s 25th congressional district. The race […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAnother Democrat Lawmaker Pushes for Biden Nuclear Posture Overhaul
On Tuesday, another Democratic lawmaker called for President-elect Joe Biden to publish what would be the third U.S. nuclear posture review in as many administrations — a potential step toward […]
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COVID-19New COVID Cases at DOE Nuke Agency Again Top 250 in a Week, With Another Fatality
There were 270 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases, including another fatal case, among National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) contractor employees and civil servants as of the end of the Thanksgiving holiday […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUranium Purification Pact With BWXT Subsidiary Won’t Cost Y-12 Jobs, Nuke Agency Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Monday moved to reassure the city of Oak Ridge that moving some uranium purification outside the fence at the Y-12 National Security Complex […]
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Nuclear ModernizationF-35A Nails Supersonic Test Drop With Mock B61-12, DoE Says
An F-35A traveling at supersonic speeds successfully dropped a mock B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb from an internal compartment over the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the National Nuclear Security Administration […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTwo Senior, Career Feds Retire From DoE Nuke Agency
Geoffrey Beausoleil will retire in April as the local federal official for the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) production office, which oversees the Y-12 National Security Complex […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Weapons Council Needs More Civilian Influence, Ex-DoE Nuke Boss Says
On Wednesday, as Congress prepared for final negotiations on a must-pass bill that could increase the Pentagon’s say over civilian nuclear-weapons programs, the former head of those programs said the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDisarmament Message May Have Cost Dems Chance to Slow ICBM Program, House Armed Services Chair Says
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee had bitter medicine in a big spoon for disarmament advocates Wednesday: getting rid of nuclear weapons is a losing message that may […]
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Navy/USMCCooperating on Nukes Better Than Sharing Them, Navy Strat Systems Chief Says
The Navy is happy to share knowledge about weapons with the Air Force, so long as it does not actually have to share a nuclear weapon with the Air Force, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEarly Buys for Columbia Submarine Components Possible, Caldwell Says
In what could be a boon to submarine subcontractors and the broader nuclear-naval industry, the Navy is looking at buying components for Columbia-class submarines, especially boats that will follow the […]