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Congress defense reconciliation includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel risk reduction
Both chambers of congress released a $150 billion defense reconciliation bill over the weekend that includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel risk reduction and $500 million for Minuteman III improvements. The bill also includes $800 million for accelerated next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) deployment and development. Sentinel, an ICBM currently being built by Northrop Grumman, will eventually replace the Boeing-made Minuteman III as the Air Force’s silo-based, nuclear-armed ICBM sometime in the 2030s while the Minuteman III is still commissioned. All of these line items are part of a total of $13 billion appropriated to nuclear deterrence and modernization efforts, according to the bill’s overview. Senate Armed Service Committee chair Roger…		 Upcoming Events

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CBO report looks at escalating costs of U.S. nuclear forces
The Congressional Budget Office projected in a report released April 24 that plans for the U.S. nuclear forces as described in the fiscal 2025 budget would cost $946 billion for the 2025-2034 period. Of the $946 billion, $817 billion is…
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NRC Commissioner says doesn’t know the future of NRC under Trump, ‘Does anybody?’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher Hanson, commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Monday he does not know where the future of the agency stands under the current Donald Trump administration, the executive order threatening diluting power, and the current lawsuit…
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DOE releases third loan for Palisades restart
The Department of Energy said on Tuesday it is awarding Holtec its third loan reimbursement worth $46.7 million to support the company’s efforts to restart the Palisades nuclear plant. The loan comes as another installment of the DOE’s $1.52 billion…
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IAEA head says U.S.-Iran nuclear talks 'fraught with opportunity,’ IAEA involved ‘sooner or later’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said “we should all welcome” the nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran in a panel at a conference in Washington Tuesday. “I would say this is a moment,…
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