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NNSA’s Requested $7 Billion Hike For Seven Modernization Programs And Plutonium Pit Production, Administrator Says

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NNSA’s Requested $7 Billion Hike For Seven Modernization Programs And Plutonium Pit Production, Administrator Says
Pictured is Brandon Williams, Brandon Williams, head of the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, during his testimony on Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee's strategic forces panel.

Sen. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, said on Wednesday that it was “hard to see” a reason for the large spike in potential funding for the agency maintaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. “There's a lot I can buy for $7 billion,” Moulton said in addressing Brandon Williams, head of the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), during a hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget’s atomic energy and defense activities.…

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