Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

DNFSB plans to remain active safety monitor, it stresses in DOE letter

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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has formally told Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that the board plans to remain active on safety despite being down to a single member.
The DNFSB’s acting chair, Thomas Summers, left the small agency when…

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DNFSB seeks LANL safety improvements briefing within a year

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Y-12 prime shops for office space near Oak Ridge

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HII adds Westley Group as supplier for industrial base expansion under AUKUS

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