Nuclear Weapons
-
Business/FinancialFluor Posts Fourth Quarter Loss
Earnings fell at Fluor [FLR] in the fourth quarter, which the engineering and construction company, active in the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex, attributed Tuesday to a legal settlement […]
Tagged in: -
Nuclear ModernizationWorking Date: 30 Nuke Cores a Year By 2028, Los Alamos Director Says
The Los Alamos National Laboratory should be able to produce 30 nuclear weapon cores annually by 2028, the lab’s director said here Wednesday. “At the moment the plan we’re working […]
Tagged in: -
Air ForceUSAF Examining Cost Reductions, Management Structure Changes for Sentinel
The U.S. Air Force is examining how to reduce the massive civil works project costs that make up a significant part of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM […]
Tagged in: -
Nuclear ModernizationLatest Federal Budget Extension Has Emergency Funding to Avert Layoffs at Y-12
House and Senate appropriators on Sunday agreed to extend 2023 budgets for federal agencies for about another month-and-a-half, into March, while they continue work on permanent budget bills for the […]
Tagged in: -
Nuclear Modernization
Parsons Gets $21 Million Deal For Los Alamos Construction Management
Parsons [PSN] announced the award of a $21 million task order by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Infrastructure to continue managing construction projects at Los Alamos National […]
-
Nuclear ModernizationMass Production of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 At Halfway Point
Some time between October and December, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) programs to refurbish its B61 bombs and W88 warheads reached the halfway mark, an agency spokesperson said Monday. […]
Tagged in: -
Nuclear ModernizationLivermore Lab Develops New Tool To Simulate Using Nukes To Deflect Asteroids Away From Earth
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed a new tool to model how blowing up a nuclear weapon might stop an asteroid from slamming into Earth. Published in December in […]
-
Navy/USMCHouston Confirmed By Senate To Lead Naval Reactors, Cleared For Promotion To Admiral
About six months after his nomination, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Vice Adm. William Houston to be director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program that develops reactors for Navy warships […]
-
Nuclear ModernizationDNFSB Wants NNSA Response To Worker Concerns By Jan. 19
A federal nuclear safety watchdog wants the National Nuclear Security Administration to respond to concerns over worker safety at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in just over a month. […]
Tagged in: -
Nuclear ModernizationFinal 2024 NDAA Requires Development of Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
The agreed-upon conference report on the 2024 must-pass defense policy bill includes a requirement for the Defense Department and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise […]
Tagged in: