Vol. 8, No. 38

Budget & Policy

NNSA scrutinizing problem components behind W80-4 warhead delay

Problems with components are mostly responsible for the two-year delay to the warhead for the next nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missile, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday.  There are “few components that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Hanford, Idaho cleanup get callouts from Granholm in Senate hearing

    Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm touted big liquid-waste-cleanup milestones in Idaho and Washington state in testimony Wednesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee. Though the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • International

    Manchin wants U.S. to help Saudis with nuclear power; says NNSA rebuffed kingdom

    The National Nuclear Security Administration cold-shouldered Saudi Arabia recently when the Kingdom sought U.S. help establishing a civilian nuclear power industry, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in a hearing Wednesday. “I believe it’s imperative that we have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    N3B officially extended into April 2026

    As expected, the Department of Energy formally extended the Huntington Ingalls-led legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos National Laboratory by three years, according to an agency document published online this week. The Los Alamos legacy cleanup business… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Controlled burns, other precautions used to curb Hanford wildfire risk, DOE says

    The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state only lost 12 acres to wildfire on the 580-square-mile property during 2022, due partly to controlled burns and other risk reduction steps overseen by the Leidos-led landlord contractor, the agency said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

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