Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationBudil Set to Take Over as Head of Livermore Nuke Lab
Kim Budil was set to take over as the 13th director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California on Tuesday. The younger of the two nuclear weapons design laboratories […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGranholm Confirmed as Secretary of Energy; Civilian Nuke Sites Under New Management
Jennifer Granholm will be the next secretary of energy after the Senate confirmed her by a wide, bipartisan margin to lead the Department of Energy and the almost $30-billion-a-year worth […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGBSD Flight Tests Scheduled to Start in FY 2024
Flight tests for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile, the planned successor to the nuclear-tipped Minuteman III, are scheduled to start in fiscal year 2024, according to a Pentagon environmental […]
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Nuclear ModernizationApril Showers May Bring Pit Factory Milestones at LANL, SRS
By April, both of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s next-generation plutonium-pit factories should reach the critical decision 1 milestone that solidifies the long-conceptualized designs of the facilities intended to manufacture […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Announces Completion of GBSD Review Last November
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 16 that it had “successfully conducted its first major design review” for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) baseline […]
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CongressDeputy DoE Nomination Lands in Senate
President Joe Biden’s nomination of David Turk to be the deputy secretary of energy was formally sent to the Senate late Thursday and referred to the Senate Energy and Natural […]
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Business/Financial
Amentum, Apex, Leidos Create Joint Venture To Compete For ICBM Support
Amentum, Apex Systems and Leidos [LDOS] on Wednesday said they have formed Integrated ICBM Support Services, LLC (i2S2), a joint venture aimed at capturing the Air Force’s next support contract […]
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Congress
Senate Energy and Resources Easily Approves Biden Energy Secretary Nominee Granholm
Jennifer Granholm, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Energy, easily cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday with a 13-4 bipartisan vote, setting her on course for […]
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COVID-19DoE HQ Seeking Regular COVID Tests for Employees in Washington Region
A year into the pandemic, the Department of Energy is officially in the market for routine COVID-19 tests for employees who work at the agency’s Washington area headquarters, according to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNew START Extension Official, Secretary of State Says
The New START nuclear arms-control treaty is officially extended through Feb. 5, 2026, giving the U.S. time to pursue more arms control agreements with Russia, and possibly with China, Secretary […]
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