Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Admin Review of Nuke Matters Muzzles Pentagon Head of Nuke Matters
A Pentagon official pulled out of a scheduled public briefing about plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site on Monday because of a gag order imposed by a Biden […]
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Nuclear ModernizationKreitz Leaving Los Alamos; Nelson Returning to Lab to Helm Pit Infrastructure Projects
Paul Kreitz, who for the last two years helped manage planning and construction of new infrastructure to cast fresh nuclear-weapon cores at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is leaving lab […]
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CongressPits, Command and Control on HASC Chair’s Radar in Coming Budget Debate
Plutonium pits and command and control are the top nuclear priorities for Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) in the next federal budget cycle, the head of the House Armed Services Committee […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAnnual GAO Report Gives Civilian Nuke Agency Credit for Improved Contractor Oversight
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has improved oversight of contracts and operations since last year, but the semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency could stand to do more, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Fuel Services Gets $57M NNSA Contract to Prep for Weapons Uranium Work in Tennessee
Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tenn., received a long-expected $57-million contract to design and demonstrate highly enriched uranium conversion and purification for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the agency said this […]
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CongressLawmakers Introduce Bill To Cancel Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile, Low-Yield Warhead
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced a bill Thursday to cancel development of a new sea-launched cruise missile (N-SLCM) along with its low-yield nuclear warhead. […]
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CongressProgressive Lawmakers Call On Biden To Pause GBSD Program, Cancel Low-Yield Nuke
Progressive lawmakers Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are urging President Biden to scale back nuclear modernization efforts, including pausing development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent […]
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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 Modernization
GBSD 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 […]