Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedDoE Deputy Secretary ‘Concerned,’ Orders Plutonium Special Study in Letter to NNSA
In a letter to Teresa Robbins, acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly said he is ordering a special study to evaluate key […]
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Los Alamos Elevator in Plutonium Facility Faces Technical Failures, DNFSB Says
An elevator for transporting radiological material within the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium facility suffered “several mechanical failures” over the last few months, according to a report […]
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Senators ‘Still Talking’ Topline Near $60 billion For DOE Funding Bill
Disagreement between the Senate Energy and Water subcommittee chair and ranking member over the topline of their appropriations bill has led to it not being released yet, according to an […]
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With Congress in Recess, Pending DoE/NNSA Noms Make For a Busy Fall
With Congress out on recess this month, a busy September looms with authorization bills requests in both chambers to finalize by Oct. 1 and pending nominations in the Senate for […]
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NNSA Deploys Security Simulation Tech at Lawrence Livermore
The Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will deploy Cornelis Networks technology to power Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s high-performance computing cluster “Lynx.” The “Lynx” cluster is a […]
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BWXT Enjoys Strong Quarter Led Government Operations
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the second quarter, which the company attributed to strong performances in government operations. “We had exceptionally strong second quarter 2025 financial results driven […]
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Senate Defense Appropriations Bill Has Deterrence Reductions, Reconciliation Complaints
While the Senate’s appropriations bill for the Department of Defense includes a $21.7 billion topline increase, many nuclear modernization programs in the DoD got a reduction. The Senate Appropriations Committee […]
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Australia, UK Sign Treaty to Advance AUKUS and Nuclear Sub Development
Australia and the United Kingdom signed a treaty July 26 with aims to deepen long-term cooperation on developing nuclear-power submarines under the AUKUS agreement, a statement by both defence ministries […]
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House Appropriations Bill That Funds NNSA Clears Committee, Moves to Full House
The House appropriations committee voted to advance a fiscal 2026 appropriations bill Thursday that would give $25.317 billion to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). That’s around $1.182 billion above […]
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BWXT Awarded $2.6 Billion In Naval Nuclear Reactor Parts Biz
BWX Technologies [BWXT], based in Lynchburg, Va., announced Thursday the award of $2.6 billion in contracts, including future year options, to manufacture naval nuclear reactor components. The contracts, which build […]