Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedSenate Authorizes Highest Limit Yet for NNSA At $26.87 billion
The Senate Armed Services Committee released bill language for its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would set the spending cap for the National Nuclear Security […]
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HASC Releases NDAA Text With Nuclear Energy Working Group, Two-Site Pits
The House Armed Service’s starting version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would authorize $25.4 billion to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and establish a New Advanced Nuclear […]
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SASC Member Says B61 Aboard Aircraft Carrier Better Option Than SLCM-N
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), in a recent hearing, said an aircraft carrying a B61 bomb will be a “much reduced cost” alternative to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile aboard a […]
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EnergySec Grilled on Cutting National Lab Funding, Says ‘Open’ To Expanding
Members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee expressed their disapproval Wednesday to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on a proposed 11 percent cut in the Department of Energy’s […]
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BWXT Selects New Chief Nuclear Officer
Kevin McCoy has been appointed as BWX Technologies’ [BWXT] newest chief nuclear officer, the Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear fuel company announced Monday. McCoy, formerly the company’s Government Operations president since 2022, […]
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Griffin 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., […]