Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedGriffin Tapped as New SRNS CEO, Replacing Retiring Carr
The Department of Energy’s prime contractor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina has turned to a former DoE executive with more than 35 years in nuclear management to […]
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SASC Reconciliation Adds $74 Million to House Bill for Nuclear Deterrence
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) released legislative text to the House-passed reconciliation bill Tuesday that would request $96 million to classified nuclear deterrence programs. The $96 million […]
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White House Would Pay Less in NNSA Salaries in 2026 Compared to 2025 Estimate
The White House would give $10 million less for 2026 than 2025 for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s federal salaries and expenses, according to a more detailed budget proposal than […]
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NNSA ‘On Track’ With W88, to Reach Production Milestone ‘Relatively Soon’
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is “on track” with its W88 warhead, the agency’s acting principal deputy administrator said in a Senate panel last week. “We’re on track with […]
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Air Force Conducts Minuteman III Test Launch
A team from the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., […]
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Flight Test For W87-1 Planned For Next Calendar Year, Sandia Says
A non-Sentinel flight test for the W87-1 warhead is planned for next calendar year, a spokesperson for Sandia National Laboratories told sister publication The Exchange Monitor in an email Monday. “Even […]
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Savannah River Pit Facility Design 90% Complete in 2026, NNSA Exec Says
James McConnell, acting principal deputy administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, said the design for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in South Carolina should be 90% complete in […]
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First Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Complete, Pantex Says
The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is complete, nearly a year ahead of schedule, Pantex Plant prime PanTeXas Deterrence said Monday. The first production unit was completed […]
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Kilby, Strategic Systems Lead Weigh ‘Alternatives’ For SLCM-N
Adm. James Kilby, acting Chief of Naval Operations, said last week that he was in talks with the director of Strategic Systems Programs on nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) alternatives. […]
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Los Alamos Plutonium Facility Moves Into 24/7 Operations, DNFSB Reports
Triad National Security, the prime contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, announced the beginning of phasing into 24/7 operations at the New Mexico lab’s plutonium facility, according to a Defense […]