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Y-12 Lithium Supply Could Run Dry, GAO Says
The Y-12 National Security Complex could run out of the purified lithium needed to refurbish nuclear weapons components as early as 2018 if additional actions aren’t taken to replenish the supply of top-grade material,…

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Arms Control Expert: U.S. Can Risk ‘Deeper Cuts’ in Nuclear Arsenal

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Discontinuing 123 Agreement with China Would Give Other Countries Foothold in Burgeoning Nuclear Market: Administration

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Review Rejects April MOX Cost Analysis, and Estimates Downblending Would Cost the Same

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DOE IG: NNSA Must Exercise ‘Professional Judgment’ in Support Service Contracts to Avoid Violating Federal Regulations

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Allies Know Russia Continues to Violate INF Treaty, National Security Council Official Says

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Former NNSA Administrator: Nuclear Modernization Requires Stronger Federal-Contractor Relationships

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Q & A with Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10)

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State Dept. Opposes, But VCJCS Nominee Agrees with Dunford’s Remarks that Russia is Greatest U.S. Threat

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Sandia Signs National Security Research Partnership with University of New Mexico

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DOE, Army Corps Seeking Sources for Y-12 Construction Support Facility

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VCJCS Nominee Would Prioritize Supporting Nuclear Forces

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Global Nuclear Zero Unlikely, Says NORTHCOM and NORAD Commander

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State Dept. Officials Tout U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security Cooperation

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Y-12 Saving Money Through Energy Performance Contracts

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Centrus Names New CFO

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