Vol. 10, No. 25 First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb complete, Pantex says
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Urenco USA expansion to increase enrichment output 15%
Urenco USA has begun production of enriched uranium in its newest gas centrifuge cascade to start the next phase of expansion at its enrichment facility in New Mexico. In a Monday press release Urenco USA said this cascade is the first of several, scheduled to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Kilby, strategic systems lead weigh ‘alternatives’ for SLCM-N
Admiral James Kilby, acting chief of Naval Operations, told a Congressional hearing last week that he was in talks with the director of Strategic Systems Programs on nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) alternatives. “I’ve had a couple of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Harkins officially appointed DOE acting manager at Hanford
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has formally made longtime DOE hand Brian Harkins the acting manager of its costliest nuclear cleanup site. DOE’s Environmental Management headquarters in Washington, D.C, Monday appointed Harkins… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Armed Services to hear from nuclear weapons officials
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces will hear testimony Tuesday on Department of Energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs while reviewing the fiscal 2026 defense authorization request. The hearing is scheduled… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine offers a real-world example of military targeting of nuclear plants, and the issue requires more attention, a National Academies board heard last week in Washington, D.C. A war-gaming study to explore this threat was done recently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Deep Isolation completes its nuclear waste disposal demonstration
Deep Isolation announced on May 14 that it has completed its project to demonstrate potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System for TRISO spent nuclear fuel. The nuclear waste technology company headquartered in Berkeley, Calif. worked collaboratively… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]