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Admiral Asks, What is NNSA's 'Real Capacity' for Pits and When Can Agency 'Really' Make Them
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Depending on when the National Nuclear Security Administration can “really” manufacture new plutonium pits, and depending on what “the real capacity” to make pits is, the Navy might be locked out of certain design choices for a planned new warhead, an admiral said here Wednesday. “[I]f we can’t get the requisite number of pits that we need for warheads in the future … we’re going to have a tough discussion about how many pits do we reuse,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, the Navy’s director for strategic systems programs, said in a question and answer session Wednesday at the Exchange Monitor’s annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit. “And if we…		 Upcoming Events

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Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
NNSA Planned to Extend Management Contract at Nuke Production Sites Amid Controversy About Follow-On Award
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With transition to a follow-on contract derailed for now, the National Nuclear Security Administration planned to extend the existing site-management contract for two of its main nuclear-weapons production sites for up to a year, people familiar with…
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IWTU Trial Run Could Resume in a Week or Two
With the promise of a reliable nitrogen supply apparently in hand, the Department of Energy is preparing to resume a final test run to demonstrate operations of a long-awaited plant to treat sodium-bearing radioactive waste at the Idaho National Laboratory,…
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DOE Seeking Input on Nuke Credits Auction Process
The Department of Energy announced this week that it was seeking stakeholder input on an auction process for doling out several billion dollars in federal tax credits for financially-troubled nuclear power plants, according to a press release. DOE on Friday…
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NNSA Rethinking Mission of Nonproliferation Office; Review Imminent
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to reassess the priorities of its Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, senior administration officials said here this week. The review, which had yet to start as of Wednesday, will “reexamine the…
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