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In This Issue

Unpublished NNSA Doc Exposes Bad Math in Study on Moving Plutonium Pit Production, Lawmakers Say

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In Pre-Christmas Crunch, Congress Crams Through Third CR for NNSA

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Gordon-Hagerty’s Nomination to Top NNSA Post Sent to Senate

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Court Orders DOE to Remove 1 Ton of Plutonium from Savannah River by 2020

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MOX Prime Parent CB&I to Be Acquired By McDermott

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With CH2M Acquisition, Jacobs Emerges as $15 Billion Company

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DOE Environmental Doc Paves Way for Germany to Send HEU to Savannah River

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Trump Nat Sec Strategy Doesn’t Rock Boat on NNSA Mission

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New LANL Director Plans Wave of Personnel Changes

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Herrera to be Deputy Technical Director at DNSFB

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NNSA Transfers Bannister Deed to Demolition Contractor

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Centerra Scores 96% of Fee During Fiscal 2017 for Security at SRS

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NNSA Seeks to Ship HEU to EU Countries for Medical Isotopes

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W93/Mk7 enters engineering and manufacturing development phase

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Wrap up: NNSA highlights laser role; Uranium recovery to resume at SRS; Pentagon does nuclear energy expo

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Savannah River Site shifts from cleanup toward broader nuclear missions

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