Nuclear Modernization
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Business/FinancialLosing Bidders Protest Award of Decade-Long DoE Nuke-Site Management Contract
Groups led by BWX Technologies [BWXT] and Bechtel National have protested the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) decision to award management and operations of the agency’s two […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAt Least One Civilian Nuclear Contractor Suspends COVID Vaccine Mandate After Federal Judge’s Ruling
Sources said the management and operations contractor for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s two big nuclear-weapons production sites suspended its employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week after a federal judge […]
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Nuclear ModernizationF-35 Nuke Cert, GBSD Warhead Test Launch on Track, AF General Says; Announcement Coming on GBSD Rename
The Air Force’s F-35A variant should still be certified to carry a pair of B61-12 bombs by fiscal year 2026 and the first flight test of a non-nuclear W87-0 warhead […]
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PentagonVice Chairman Nominee Cites ‘Even Faster’ Joint Requirements Process, Nuke Modernization As Top Priorities
President Biden’s nominee to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday he plans to push new capability development “even faster” in his role leading […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Judge Blocks Contractor Mandate; Most DoE Site Contracts Already Contain Mandate
A federal judge in Georgia blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for contractors on Tuesday, almost exactly three months after Biden issued an executive order requiring shots for workers […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Nuke Agency Authorized for $500 Billion Extra in Compromise NDAA
A compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, released Tuesday and awaiting votes in both chambers of Congress, would authorize funding for Department of Energy nuclear weapons programs at […]
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COVID-19Federal Judge Refuses to Block Vaccine Mandate at DoE Nuclear Site
A federal district judge in South Carolina refused late Friday to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the COVID-19 vaccination mandate by the prime contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Finishes First B61-12 Gravity Bomb
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Thursday it put together the first war-ready B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb on Nov. 23, paving the way to create an estimated 480 of […]
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COVID-19
DoE Nuclear Site Forced Out 2 Vaccine Refusers, Employees Say in Anti-Mandate Lawsuit
In a revised complaint that they hope will convince a federal judge to block expected firings arising from a COVID vaccine mandate at the Savannah River Site, employees who have […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Fluor-led Team Wins Long-Term Contract to Manage Civilian Nuclear Weapon Sites
A team led by Fluor [FLR] won the potentially 10-year, $28-billion contract to manage the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) two big nuclear-weapon production facilities in Tennessee and Texas. The […]
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