Life Extension Programs

As NNSA Steadies LEP Workload, FPU on Navy Portion of Interoperable Warhead Delayed to 2035

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
2/27/2015
A decision by the Nuclear Weapons Council to “refresh” the conventional high explosives (CHE) in the W88 warhead as part of a previously planned replacement of the warhead’s arming, fuzing and firing…

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LRSO Deployment Rooted in New START Treaty Policy

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Global Strike Command Director of Operations: LRSB Ready to Go Nuclear Two Years after IOC

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AF Senior Leaders Hold Nuclear Oversight Board Meeting at Minot for First Time

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Former Dem. Sen. Approps. Staffer: Cruise Missile Could Be Endangered

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At Oak Ridge

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HASC-Strategic Forces Lawmakers Vow to Push Back Against Sequestration Cuts

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CNO: DoD “Reviewing” Modernization Across Nuclear Enterprise

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Without Fee Incentives, DOE Risks Losing Competition, Industry Execs Say

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NNSA: Past Performance Important, but ‘Case-by-Case’ Approach Appropriate for M&O Procurements

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Battelle Eyeing Increased Role Across Weapons Complex

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Former STRATCOM Chief Pushes NC3 Modernization

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SecAF: Service Has Programmed $5.6B Increase in FYDP for Nuclear Forces

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For Y-12/Pantex Contractor, Limited Flexibility in Shifting Money Between Sites

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Moniz: $200 Million More a Year Needed for Optimal MOX Construction

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At Los Alamos

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DOE Considering Complex-Wide Infrastructure Committee

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Income for B&W Technical Services Group Continues to Dip

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Huntington Ingalls to Ramp Up Capital Investments to Prepare for ORP Contracts

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Daines Engages AF Secretary on Proposed PRTC Expansion

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