Vol. 10, No. 98

Warhead & Weapons Development

First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb could be out this month: NNSA exec

Teresa Robbins, acting head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, said on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is “anticipated” to be complete later this month. In testimony to the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Robbins said the program was “almost a full year ahead of schedule.” […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Democrats press DOE’s Wright for response to inquiries

    WASHINGTON – Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), ranking member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee, told Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Wednesday she had not received a “single response” to letters she sent him regarding firings at his agency. Kaptur said she and other lawmakers, over the past five months, on a “bipartisan” and […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Private funding key for new nuclear deployment, EnergySec says

    WASHINGTON – Advanced nuclear reactor development will be driven by private funding with the help of federal money, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said this week.  Wright spoke before the House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee on Wednesday about the Department of Energy’s budget request highlighted in the fiscal year 2026 “skinny” budget. The skinny […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Wright foresees no slowdown in EM cleanup

    Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said despite proposed budget cuts, there should be no slowdown in remediation at Department of Energy nuclear cleanup sites. “Through doing things smarter, there won’t be any slowdown” in nuclear cleanup at Cold War and Manhattan Project sites, Wright told Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) during a Congressional hearing Wednesday. The […]

  • Data Centers & Energy Demand

    Google to fund the development of three nuclear sites

    Elementl Power has signed a strategic agreement with Google on Wednesday to develop three advanced reactors for the technology company. In the agreement, Elementl Power, a nuclear developer based in Washington, D.C, plans to provide at least 600 megawatts for each project, with the option for commercial off-take when completed, as said in the Wednesday […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Amentum reports increased earnings, cites nuclear biz

    Earnings rose at Amentum, Chantilly, Va., in its second quarter, which the government contractor partly attributed Wednesday to demand for nuclear work and divestiture of a non-core asset.   Net earnings for the second quarter ended March 28 were $4 million, or $0.02 a share, up from a loss of $41 million or $0.46 a share, […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    GAO deems nuclear modernization as priority for DOE in April report

    The Government Accountability Office, in a report sent last month to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, highlighted six areas affecting the mission of DOE and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Nuclear weapons complex areas discussed were: improving contract, project and program management; as well as management of nuclear modernization challenges; addressing strategic human capital; […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Former Heritage Foundation manager joins EM as chief of staff

    The Department of Energy has appointed Alicia Stetin as the new chief of staff for the Office of Environmental Management, an agency representative confirmed this week. The new chief of staff, Stetin, joined Environmental Management (EM) this month, according to her LinkedIn page. The chief of staff position was vacant as recently as a month […]

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