Vol. 10, No. 56 States, companies claim NRC rules stifle advanced reactor growth
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Trump administration support for Nuclear Triad may lead to Sentinel reprieve
The Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile may get a reprieve from President Donald Trump’s executive order as DoD re-baselined the program last year after a six-month Nunn-McCurdy review. President Donald Trump’s April 9 executive order, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base, speaks of cancellations of Major Defense […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
New SSBN 12-18 months late but trying to recover partial time, Navy tells lawmakers
A Navy official told a panel of senators last week that the lead Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is currently running 12 to 18 months late, but they are trying to recover some of that delay time. In a written statement for the Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee hearing April 8, program executive officers for the […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Two nuclear companies partner up to explore new nuclear fuel cycles
Orano USA and Curio announced on April 9 to have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner up to create a new pathway in advanced nuclear fuel management. Orano USA, based in Maryland, and Curio, based in Washington D.C., both specialize in nuclear technology centered around nuclear waste management. Through the MOU, Orano […]