Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationLongtime Government Hands Leading NNSA Takeover of Savannah River Site
Two long standing government bosses, Jeffrey Allison and Randall Hendrickson, lead a joint team working out details of transferring responsibility for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South […]
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CongressSenate Nuclear-Weapons Panel Keeps Leaders, Has Minimal Roster Changes in 118th Congress
Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) will continue as the chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee in the 118th Congress, the committee […]
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InternationalChina Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., STRATCOM Tells Lawmakers
China has surpassed the U.S. in its number of land-based fixed and mobile launchers for intercontinental continental ballistic missiles, a group of Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday. Reps. Mike Rogers […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Committee Leaders Seek DoE Documents About Russian Hack That Targeted Livermore
Congressional leaders asked the Department of Energy to turn over by Feb. 16 its communications with three national labs reportedly targeted in January by Russian hackers. The Lawrence Livermore National […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Armed Services Committee Shuffles Staff For 118th Congress
There will be some churn in the 118th Congress among staff on the House Armed Services Committee, which sets policy and spending limits for Department of Energy nuclear-weapons programs, according […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Up to $1.6 Billion for ICBM Engineering Support
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah has awarded Boeing [BA] an up to $1.6 billion sole-source contract through Feb. 1, 2039 for engineering services to support […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos Will Have Equipment to Make 30 Nuke Cores by 2030, According to DoE Memo
The Los Alamos National Laboratory will install by 2030 the equipment needed to make at least 30 plutonium pits annually, according to a Jan. 19 memo from the deputy secretary […]
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Air Force
BAE Systems Receives Nearly $652 Million Under ICBM Support Contract
BAE Systems has received a nearly $652 million fixed-price level of effort contract modification from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah to support the Boeing [BA] […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Columbia Sub Audit Report Argues For Updated Schedule Risk Analysis
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that audited the Navy’s new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) argued the program needs an updated schedule risk analysis to assess the feasibility […]
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Nuclear Modernization
SRS Planning Efforts Underway For Transfer to NNSA
Feds at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina are busy planning to transfer responsibility for the complex to DoE’s nuclear weapons office from the cleanup branch […]
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