Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationDirector of California Nuke Lab Retiring
William Goldstein confirmed Tuesday he will retire as director of the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as soon as the nation’s second nuclear-design facility finishes the potentially lengthy […]
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COVID-19Three Main DoE Nuke Production Sites Closer to Normal Ops Amid COVID-19 Surge
The Department of Energy’s three major production sites have returned to normal operations with maximum telework even as cases of COVID-19 rise again around the nation. This means many support […]
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CongressNo Big Raise for DoE Nukes In House Panel’s ’21 Spending Bill
A House appropriations panel on Monday followed through with its promise not to grant a $3-plus-billion budget request for civilian nuclear weapons programs as part of a 2021 spending bill […]
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COVID-19NNSA Sites Confirmed 13 New COVID-19 Cases Before Holiday
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was tracking 13 new cases of COVID-19 across the civilian nuclear weapons enterprise last week ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The weekly count […]
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Congress
House Armed Services Approves Harder Look at Planned DoE Weapons Plant in South Carolina
The House Armed Services Committee approved more scrutiny of a planned nuclear-weapon-core factory on Wednesday, but otherwise appeared set at deadline to authorize the large funding increase requested by the […]
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COVID-19Pair of Sandia Buildings Closed for Cleaning After COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
The Sandia National Laboratories cleared out a couple buildings on its New Mexico campus last week after confirming positive cases of COVID-19 there, though one of the facilities reopened before […]
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CongressCantwell Roasts NDAA for Ceding Control of Energy Dept. Nuke Budget to Pentagon
Nuclear spending debates in Congress often pit active weapons programs against the remediation of shuttered Manhattan Project and Cold War production sites, but this year’s proceeding has one defense-nuclear cleanup […]
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COVID-19
More NNSA Employees Eligible to Return to Work for Phase 2 of DoE Reopening
More National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees may return to work in Washington, D.C.-area headquarters buildings on Monday at the start of Phase 2 of the Department of Energy’s return-to-work […]
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Congress
House Dems Authorize Requested Funding for Civilian Nuclear Weapons Agency
After a truncated hearing season filled with furrowed brows, skepticism and hawkish posturing about leftover appropriations unspent, the House Armed Services Committee is authorizing even more funding than the National […]
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Business/FinancialGAO Asks If Cost-Savings Methods at Pantex/Y-12 Could Work at Other Nuke Sites
A day after the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced it would not pick up the remaining options on the existing management deal for its Y-12 and Pantex sites, the […]