Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Rolling On With Plans to Shore Up Federal Workforce
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) aims to continue shoring up its workforce by adding the equivalent of 38 full-time employees in fiscal year 2023, according to newly released details […]
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Nuclear ModernizationE-4B Operators at Offutt AFB Receive High Fidelity, Full Motion Simulator
This month, the Air Force 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt AFB, Neb., received the first high fidelity, full motion simulator for nuclear command and control (C2)/disaster C2 aircraft […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Fuel Services To Start Weapons-Uranium Work Under Sole-Source NNSA Contract
BWX Technologies Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tenn., will begin producing purified uranium metal for nuclear weapons under a sole-source award announced Wednesday by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). “The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFlying Turkey Briefly Caused Loss of Power at Y-12
A turkey flew into an overhead powerline and tripped a circuit breaker at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., last month, blacking out buildings on the west […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNew SLBM Warhead Begins Budget Ramp Up in 2023
The W93 submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, the first in decades that is not a refurbishment of a weapon already sailing the seas, will be in line for a big budget […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSenate Unanimously Confirms Nominee for Top Nuclear Weapons Post
The Senate late Wednesday confirmed Marvin Adams to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration’s office of defense programs, clearing the way for the Texas A&M professor and longtime weapons-labs consultant […]
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Nuclear ModernizationJoint Chiefs Chairman Boosts SLCM-N Again In House Armed Services Hearing
The top-ranked U.S. general again touted his support for the low-yield, nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missile the Biden administration wants to cancel, this time at the invitation of House Republicans during […]
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Key Civilian Nuke Nominee Approved by Senate committee; Floor Vote Next
The Biden administration’s nominee to lead nuclear weapons programs at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) headquarters was one of four nominees approved unanimously on Tuesday by the Senate Armed Services […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDepartment of Air Force Dubs GBSD As LGM-35A Sentinel
The Department of the Air Force has designated the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) next generation ICBM under development by Northrop Grumman [NOC] as the LGM-35A Sentinel. “The name Sentinel […]
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BudgetNNSA Seeks 60% Boost for Budget Line That Funds Pits; Eclipses Expected Increase For FY23
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has requested a roughly 60% increase in fiscal year 2023 for the part of its budget that funds the rebuilding of critical nuclear-weapons production […]
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