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Nuclear Modernization

Settlement Talks Collapse in South Carolina’s $200-Million Plutonium Lawsuit

Monday, July 1st, 2019

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Settlement Talks Collapse in South Carolina’s $200-Million Plutonium Lawsuit

The partially completed Mox Fuel Fabrication Facility: a plutonium disposal plant that the Department of Energy wants to convert into a factory for nuclear weapon cores. Source: McDermott International

South Carolina and the Department of Energy said last week they had failed to settle a $200 million lawsuit over the federal government's failure to begin removing weapon-usable plutonium from the state by Jan. 1, 2016. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims case had been on hold for about a year, during which DoE made only a single “lowball” settlement offer that South Carolina “rejected out of hand,” according to a status report filed Friday by the state's legal team.…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]