Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationHASC Chair Has Not Planned Hearing on Bill to Ban Low-Yield Warhead
The House Armed Services Committee so far does not plan a hearing on a Democrat-sponsored bill to ban development of a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, the panel’s chairman said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSenior Pentagon Official Likes NNSA Warhead-Core Approach, Frustrated by Production Status
It would make sense for the Department of Energy to have more than one production facility for the fissile cores of nuclear warheads, a senior Pentagon official with broad responsibility […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Senate Confirms White House Pick for Senior DoE Weapons Post
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Charles Verdon as the deputy administrator for defense programs in the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. Verdon, most recently principal associate director at […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Dems Bill Would Ban Already-Funded Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead
Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislative language that would ban research, development, manufacturing, and fielding of the planned low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic-missile warhead for which Congress approved $65 […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Nuke Missiles Win Bigger Budget Boosts in Compromise DoD Spending Bill
The House and Senate this week sent a multiagency spending bill to President Trump’s desk that boosts the Department of Energy’s budget for nuclear warhead modernization, and reached a compromise […]
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BudgetProposed Civilian Nuke Budget Cements Funding for Low-Yield Warhead and Infrastructure Repairs
Congress’ final 2019 budget bill for the National Nuclear Security Administration, unveiled in detail Tuesday, would increase funding for maintenance and cleanup to buildings across the nuclear weapons complex, decrease […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Top HASC Dem Says U.S. Wants to Buy Too Many New ICBMs
The U.S. does not need as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as the Air Force plans to build, and Congress should take another look at a low-yield warhead lawmakers just approved, […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Nuke Weapons Council Chief Wants Plutonium Factory Buildup in S.C. by Mid-2019
The Department of Energy will not be able to deliver 80 new nuclear warhead cores a year in 2030 unless the civilian agency starts building new plutonium processing facilities in […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Federal Safety Board Details Fears of Lost Access at Nuclear Weapons Sites
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) is not convinced, despite statements from the deputy secretary of energy here in an open hearing Tuesday, that the Department of Energy intends to […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA, TVA Forge New Interagency Agreement on Uranium for Tritium Production
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Thursday announced a new interagency agreement to continue providing the federally owned Tennessee Valley Authority with low-enriched uranium that makes it possible to […]