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After ‘various delays,’ Livermore subcritical series to run through fiscal 2026

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Two of the three shots in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Nimble series of subcritical experiments should fire by early fiscal year 2024, with the third and final to follow not more than two years after, a lab spokesperson said this week.
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