Nuclear Modernization
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Air ForceDoD Nunn-McCurdy Review of Sentinel to Wrap Up in Six Weeks
The U.S. Air Force and DoD are to complete a Nunn-McCurdy review of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel next generation ICBM in the next six weeks, Pentagon acquisition chief […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWeapons Up, Nonproliferation Down in House Committee’s NDAA
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons programs would be authorized for slightly more than requested and its nonproliferation programs for slightly less if a defense bill published Monday becomes law. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Watching Sentinel Testflight Schedule as Air Force Nunn-McCurdy Review Grinds On
The schedule for one of Sentinel’s nuclear warheads will not change until at least the end of the Air Force’s review of the budget-busting missile, the head of the National […]
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Air ForceDoD Leaders Pressed On Sentinel ICBM Cost Overruns As Path Forward To Be Detailed Soon
Senior Pentagon leaders on Tuesday were pressed on the department’s ongoing review of cost overruns with the Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile program, which is expected to be detailed to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Plant Contractor Pays $18.4 Million To Settle Allegations of Nearly Six Years of Timecard Fraud
The Department of Justice on Tuesday said Consolidated Nuclear Security paid $18.4 million to settle allegations of timecard fraud at the Pantex Plant that date back to the company’s takeover […]
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Nuclear ModernizationReplacement ICBM Fuse Closes In On Milestone That Precedes Mass Production
The Kansas City National Security Campus in March produced a proof-of-concept replacement fuse for an Air Force nuclear weapon, the Sandia National Laboratory said last week. The Missouri site cranked […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTop End of Pit-Plant Acquisition North of $35 Billion, NNSA Administrator Says
It could cost up to $37 billion to acquire the pair of plutonium pit production facilities needed to produce new nuclear weapon cores for the rest of this century, the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMo. Legislature Plans Tax Breaks For KCNSC Extension
The Missouri House of Representatives was set to vote as soon as this week on bills that would give tax breaks for the planned expansion of the Kansas City Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationRogers Wants Briefing About Planned Factory With Alleged Chinese Ties Near KCNSC
A U.S. Senator asked Tuesday if a planned manufacturing plant in Kansas poses a threat to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nearby factory in Missouri for non-nuclear nuclear-weapon components. The […]
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NNSA Splits Pantex, Y-12 Federal Office
The separation of the Pantex Plant in Texas and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee took a baby step forward this week with the opening of separate federal field […]