Sarah Salem
Articles By Sarah
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos Launches OpenAI Models on Venado Supercomputer
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Venado supercomputer has started running a series of OpenAI models to complete national security research for the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, the Department of Energy announced […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Office of Inspector General ‘Did Not Substantiate’ That NNSA Not Following Export Regs
The Office of Inspector General did not find that the National Nuclear Security Administration was not following export control regulations, despite complaints saying so, according to a recent report. The […]
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UncategorizedGebara: Sentinel Flight Test ‘Well Prior to’ 2028, ‘Not Currently’ Concerned With NNSA’s Pit Rate
Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara, the Air Force’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, said on a Wednesday webinar that the first Sentinel flight test would be […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA Teams Up With AI Company on Tool to Flag Potential Nuclear Weapons Misuse
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is teaming up with Anthropic to build a tool that can determine whether artificial intelligence is providing knowledge on nuclear weapons that can be […]
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Senate NDAA Provision Could Protect NNSA Staff From DOGE Axe
A provision in the Senate’s version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could protect employees in charge of maintaining the nation’s nuclear weapons from the Department of Government […]
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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 […]