Vol. 10, No. 19

Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Sentinel shifting to Golden Dome under NDAA, GOP senators say

North and South Dakota Sens. John Hoeven (R) and Mike Rounds (R), respectively, said the Northrop Grumman future intercontinental ballistic missile Sentinel will be under the Golden Dome project in upcoming defense bills. “The project itself, it will be a part of an Iron Dome project, or a Golden Dome Project,” Rounds told the Exchange […]
  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    First Columbia-class sub bow section arrives at Electric Boat

    The bow section of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine arrived at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat South Yard assembly building in Groton, Conn. last week, where it will undergo final assembly. With this delivery, all of the major modules for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Innovation & Infrastructure

    NNSA requests info on AI capabilities in national security after Trump’s Genesis exec order

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issued a request for information from “innovators” in artificial intelligence (AI) with aims to integrate AI into the agency’s critical operations, NNSA announced Monday. The request for information (RFI),… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Holtec, TVA split $800M in DOE support for SMRs

    Holtec and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will each receive $400 million from the Department of Energy to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs), DOE said Tuesday. The federal cost-shared funding will help advance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Data Centers & Energy Demand

    Deep Atomic files plan for SMR-powered data center at INL

    A group that includes Deep Atomic and Parker Tide said this week it has submitted a proposal to the Department of Energy for a fully integrated nuclear-powered artificial intelligence (AI) data center at its Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Deep Atomic, the Austin-Texas-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC issues final safety evaluation for TerraPower’s Kemmerer Unit 1

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed the final safety evaluation for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyo. NRC, which completed the evaluation a month ahead of its accelerated schedule, concluded that there are no safety concerns that would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • International

    BWXT signs contract to support Kozloduy’s new units

    BWX Technologies has expanded its service offerings at Bulgaria’s New Build Kozloduy Nuclear Plant to help build units 7 and 8, the Virginia-based company said this week.  BWXT will provide owner’s engineer services at the Bulgarian plant as a part of a three-party… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Ogg to retire as head of Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

    After spending 40 years with the federal government, Daniel Ogg, currently executive director of U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), will retire effective Dec. 31. Ogg has headed NWTRB for more than three years and has been with the board, as a member… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Longtime fed, Congressional staffer appointed to DOE post

    Emily Burdick, a former Congressional staffer who also held jobs at the Department of Energy during the first Donald Trump administration, has become the new chief of staff to the acting undersecretary of energy, Alex Fitzsimmons. Burdick said this past week on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

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