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DoE Inches Closer to Warhead-Core Production in NM After Finishing Environmental Review

Thursday, August 9th, 2018

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To support a manufacturing effort crucial to future U.S. nuclear arms-modernization programs, the Department of Energy still plans to drastically increase the amount of plutonium permitted inside a building at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recently completed environmental review.In a final environmental assessment dated July 18 and posted online Thrusday, the Department of Energy said its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will still shift much, but not all, planned analysis of future plutonium pits…

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SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

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Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

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