Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedCompromise Reached on Pit Production Suit Environmental Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and environmental plaintiffs settled a lawsuit that could put a pause on plutonium pit production efforts at Savannah River Site if approved. The agreement, […]
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W80-4 Had ‘Nominal’ Flight Test Last Week, Sandia Director Said
James Peery, director of Sandia National Laboratories, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Monday that the W80-4 had its first flight test on the Long Range Standoff Missile last week. […]
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UPF Rebaseline ‘Done,’ Project On New Schedule, NNSA Official Says
The scheduled rebaselining process is done at the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., an agency official told sister publication The Exchange Monitor here […]
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Last Minuteman III Decommissioned 2050 or Later, W87 Non-Sentinel Test Within Year
There will likely be a 15-year minimum overlap in silos between the Sentinel and the last Minuteman III, an Air Force Global Strike Command leader said Monday. “I think 15 […]
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LANL Director Says Trump Return to Office Order Doesn’t Affect the Lab
President Trump’s return-to-office mandate for federal workers did not affect Los Alamos National Laboratory personnel, who already work mainly on site, the lab’s director said on a virtual town hall […]
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Kaine Says AUKUS ‘Probably’ in ‘Good Position’ Under Trump
While unclear how President Trump will approach AUKUS, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says there are ‘positive bits of evidence’ that it will be sustained in the new administration. “The president […]
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Nuclear ModernizationJill Hruby Says ‘Momentum’ Most Important for NNSA Next Admin
Jill Hruby, outgoing administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told the next administration ‘don’t lose the momentum’ in a tell-all on the state of the nuclear enterprise Thursday. “I […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTrump Taps Brandon Williams as His NNSA Administrator Nomination
Brandon Williams, a former one-term congressman from New York’s 22nd district, is President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Chris Wright, Trump’s nominee […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHegseth Says Supports SLCM ‘As of Right Now’ at Senate Armed Services Hearing
Peter Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of Defense, was questioned Tuesday by a Senate committee about his fitness for the role, including his knowledge of the U.S. nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW80-4 ‘On Schedule,’ First Production in FY2027, LLNL Official Says
LIVERMORE, Calif. — The W80-4 warhead’s final design reviews are complete and its first production unit is still on track for fiscal year 2027, a senior official at the Lawrence […]
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