Sarah Salem
Articles By Sarah
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Nuclear ModernizationStrong Fourth Quarter Despite Gov Ops Decrease For BWXT
Earnings rose, though government operations fell, at BWX Technologies (BWXT) in the fourth quarter, which the company attributed to naval propulsion and commercial nuclear power awards. Net earnings for the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Intelligence: China conducted 2020 Explosive Nuclear Test, Revamping Arsenal
After the State Department publicly revealed China secretly conducted an explosive nuclear test in 2020, despite a self-imposed ban from 1996, intelligence agencies are saying China’s purpose is to completely […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
A nuclear reactor was airlifted from March AFB, Calif.. to Hill AFB, Utah, on Sunday, according to a release on the Pentagon’s website. This is the first time a nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCRS Report Says ‘Little Indication’ Alternatives To AUKUS Were Examined
A January report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Congress’s policy research division, said alternatives were not explored to the trilateral agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationProposed UMich Data Center Would Support Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Research
A proposed University of Michigan data center will support research related to nuclear weapons and plutonium pit development for Los Alamos National Laboratory, the student-run newspaper Michigan Daily reported Jan. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationOne-Year New START Extension May Not Be In The Cards
With a 16-year U.S.-Russia nuclear agreement expiring Feb. 5, three former national security officials testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Tuesday to advise on next steps, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDirector Says LANL Exceeds Pit Production Objectives
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) “exceeded all” objectives for producing the fissile cores of the nation’s nuclear weapons, the lab’s director Thom Mason told […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW80-5 “Just Came Up,” Will Go On SLCM-N, Weapons Directors Say
The W80-5, a new variant of the W80 warhead family, is on a “more aggressive schedule” to go on the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N), weapons directors said on the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBechtel Receives $812 Million Naval Nuclear Propulsion Contract
A Bechtel subsidiary received a $812 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components by the Navy, according to the Jan. 21 contracts list on the Pentagon website. Bechtel Plant […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Should Approach Contracting Differently, Pappano Says
ARLINGTON, Va. – The second-highest person at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Tuesday he is “absolutely considering contracting differently.” Scott Pappano, NNSA’s principal deputy administrator, gave a keynote […]