Vol. 11, No. 23

Plutonium Pit Production

Murray questions pit master schedule, Beck says LANL pits will triple by end of year

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pressed David Beck, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), on whether the agency’s fiscal 2027 budget reflects a shifting strategy on plutonium pit production. During a Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Budget & Policy

    White House again seeking $45 million for DNFSB

    The Donald Trump administration has requested that Congress again budget $45 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) for fiscal 2027, partly due to increased nuclear weapons work. The $45 million was equal to the White House request for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    HII CEO says submarine contracts expected in second quarter

    Delayed multi-ship contracts for 15 attack and ballistic missile submarines are finally expected in the second quarter of 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) CEO Chris Kastner said in a company earnings call Tuesday. Kastner said the company is “making… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Centrus sees mixed first quarter earnings to start off 2026

    Earnings dropped at Centrus Energy, based in Bethesda, Md., in the first quarter, which the uranium broker and enrichment technology developer attributed to an increase in advanced technology costs and paying off debt. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    GE Vernova, Blue Energy to collaborate for ‘gas-plus-nuclear power plant’

    GE Vernova and nuclear startup company Blue Energy have agreed to work together to bring a 2,500-megawatt gas and nuclear power plant to Texas. Blue Energy, which was founded in 2023, said in its Tuesday press release that the gas and nuclear hybrid power plant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Legacy Management scientist, engineer promoted

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management (LM) said this week it has promoted both a scientist and engineer to new positions. In a Monday press release, LM reported that Physical Scientist Nicole Olin has been promoted to LM’s team lead for LM-25,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Data Centers & Energy Demand

    Fermi America denies former CEO’s special meeting for shareholders

    Tempers continue to flare between Fermi America and Toby Neugebauer as the company has rejected the former CEO’s call for a special meeting for shareholders, calling it invalid on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Neugebauer, who is also the co-founder of Fermi, called… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

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