Vol. 5, No. 78 NNSA Officially Approves Los Alamos to Make ICBM Pits Starting in 2026
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Transuranic Waste
Five More Cases of COVID-19 Reported at WIPP
The prime contractor for the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico has now confirmed a total of 23 COVID-19 cases among its employees, bringing the site-wide count to 28 to date during the pandemic. In a memo sent to employees Monday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Prime Pulls Plug on Ventilation Contractor, Will Seek Replacement
The Amentum-led prime that manages the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico has terminated a $135 million subcontract for construction of a new ventilation system. Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) on Monday announced the dismissal of Critical… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
China Has Enough Fissile Material to Double Warhead Stockpile, Pentagon Says
China has more than 200 nuclear warheads and about enough fissile material on hand to make at least that many more, according to a report published Tuesday by the Department of Defense. Doubling that stockpile is exactly what Beijing is likely to do over the next 10 years, the Pentagon stated in the 2020 version […]
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National Laboratories
STRATCOM Commander Visits Livermore Lab
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California received a VIP visit from the head of U.S. Strategic Command this week, as it continues to work on the warhead-refresh for the airborne leg of the triad. Navy Adm. Charles Richard visited the Livermore, Calif., weapons laboratory on Monday, as wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic continued raging through […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Colorado Finds Radioactivity of Soil Along Rocky Flats Road Poses No Major Health Risk
Analysis of soil samples taken along the route of a planned toll road around the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant show radioactivity levels well within regulatory limits, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]