Vol. 28, No. 01 
No pre-holiday test flight for Sentinel
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Life Extension Programs
NNSA reaches halfway mark for production of B61-12 and W88 warheads
The National Nuclear Security Administration last month announced that production of the B61-12 Life Extension Program and W88 Alt 370 have met the halfway mark. Led by Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) at the Pantex Site in Texas, the program has churned out half of the necessary rehabbed nuclear weapons needed to arm Air Force bombers […]
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National Laboratories
Livermore Lab develops new tool to simulate using nukes to deflect asteroids away from Earth
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed a new tool to model how blowing up a nuclear might stop an asteroid from slamming into Earth. Published in December in the Planetary Science Journal, the Livermore research introduces a new way of digitally simulating the energy deposition from a nuclear device on an asteroid’s surface, the […]
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International
NNSA’s Rose visits Hawaii to discuss regional nuclear security with senior military officials
In early December, National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator Frank Rose completed a multiday visit to Hawaii to meet with senior military officials regarding regional security and nuclear non-proliferation issues. Rose met with U. S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) officers and staff from Dec. 4-8, in a series of meetings focusing on the regional security environment, […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Y-12 recognized for continued worker health and safety
The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., recently received recertification as a Star-level participant in the Department of Energy Voluntary Protection Program, marking more than a decade in the safety program. The Department of Energy created the program to recognize occupational safety and health protection at its various campuses. Since it began the […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap up: NDAA signed; Air Force working fixes for Kirtland thorium mishandling; DNFSB job search wraps
President Joe Biden (D) on Friday signed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, setting a year’s worth of spending limits and policy for national security programs, including those at the Department of Energy. Under the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) the National Nuclear Security Administration is authorized to spend $24 billion, or about […]