Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationAbout 1 Month Remains on Temporary COVID-19 Contractor Indemnity Determination
There is about one month left on the temporary indemnity determination the Department of Energy allowed nuclear-weapon sites to add to their management and operations contracts after the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Could be Ready to Go With Minimal Nuke Test in Nevada in ‘Months,’ Pentagon Official Says
It would take only a matter of months for the Department of Energy to perform an underground nuclear-explosive test with minimal diagnostics, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. Previous heads of […]
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COVID-19Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at Nuke Weapons Lab
Random tests for COVID-19 infection are now mandatory for personnel reporting to work at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recent note […]
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CongressTrump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Nuke Modernization Hurts Arms Control
Marshall Billingslea, President Trump’s new pointman on arms control, warned Thursday that if Congress slows down the ongoing U.S. nuclear modernization plan, it would undercut arms control negotiations with Russia […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Energy Dept. Publishes Return-to-Work Guidelines
The Department of Energy late Monday published the framework that its employees and support services contractors will use to plan their return to federal sites and offices during the continuing […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Completes Key Milestone for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
The Air Force completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Northrop Grumman [NOC]- developed Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) in late April, the service said May 15. The PDR […]
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COVID-19LANL Wants to Test Own Employees for COVID-19 Starting Today
The Los Alamos National Laboratory is set to begin testing its own employees for COVID-19 on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the northern New Mexico lab confirmed Monday. The local Los […]
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COVID-19Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at DoE HQ
Two more staffers at Department of Energy headquarters buildings in and near Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Friday. One of these people […]
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COVID-19National Ignition Facility Experiments Have Resumed, DoE Says
Experiments resumed at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California in late April, following a COVID-19 shutdown, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSandia Rad-Hardened Electronics Lab Reopens After Deep Cleaning From COVID-19 Case
The Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico temporarily closed parts of the MESA complex where it produces radiation-hardened microelectronics for nuclear weapons after someone working there tested positive for COVID-19. […]