The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed around 1,400 employees, 80 percent of its workforce, with only 375 exempted as critical personnel that will still come into work Monday. A source told Defense Daily sister publication the Exchange Monitor Monday the current focus is keeping the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant running since both sites run out of funding first, and Y-12 has already started its emergency shutdown procedures. NNSA is requesting additional funding and authorities for the…
