Sarah Salem
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Completes Critical Design Review For Sentinel Launch Support
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Air Force have completed a critical design review for the launch support system of the LGM-35A Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile, the defense contractor said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA furloughs 80 Percent Of Workforce; Focus On Keeping Pantex And Y-12 Open
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed around 1,400 employees, 80 percent of its workforce, with only 375 exempted as critical personnel that will still come into work Monday. A […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMarkey, Sanders Introduce Senate Bill To Reduce Nuclear Weapons Funding
Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill at the end of September with the goal to reduce spending on nuclear weapons, a release on Markey’s website […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSecretaries Of Energy And Army Announce Joint Nuclear Microreactor Program
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll announced a new program Tuesday to deploy nuclear microreactors in the military. Called the Janus program, Wright and […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Senate-passed NDAA includes Wicker amendment on Pantex Plant
The Senate, amid an ongoing government shutdown, passed its mammoth annual authorization bill, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 70 to 20 last Thursday night with an en bloc […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Funded Until Oct. 10, Energy Secretary Chris Wright Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will move into “emergency shutdown procedures” this week if the government does not reopen, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said last week on Fox […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBig Contract Winners In Trident II And Nuclear Attack Submarine Modernization
Three big nuclear Navy contract wins, two for the Trident II missile and one in maintaining and modernizing the service’s nuclear-powered attack submarine, were announced on the Pentagon’s website. The […]
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Nuclear Modernization
W80-4 Life Extension Component Diamond Stamped At Y-12, NNSA Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Y-12 National Security Complex announced the “diamond-stamping” of a secondary stage of a nuclear weapon through the W80-4 Life Extension Program. “Diamond-stamping,” as the […]
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Nuclear Modernization
What Happens To The Nuclear Weapons Complex If the Government Actually Shuts Down
As the government funding deadline looms and the House is out Monday and Tuesday, government agencies, including the DoE and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, are preparing for the […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Northrop VP Touts Tests of ‘Every Stage of the Missile’ in Sentinel Program
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Every stage of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile has been tested at this point by the Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC], a company […]