Life Extension Programs

W88 Warhead Upgrade Program Nailed Final Design Review, NNSA Says

By Photo of Dan Leone

A civil-military panel approved designs for an upgrade of the W88 nuclear ballistic missile warhead carried aboard U.S. submarines, the National Nuclear Security Administration said Tuesday in a press release.
Panel members, drawn from within and outside of the…

In This Issue

DOE Publishes Shutdown Plan Amid Brinkmanship, Budget Chaos

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

Klotz Leaves NNSA; DOE Won’t Identify His Successor

A stainless steel glovebox used to handle sensitive materials in a controlled, inert-atmosphere laboratory.

Third S.C. Community Lobbies NNSA for Pit Mission at Savannah River

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DNFSB Highlights Savannah River Safety Breaches in Letter to Perry

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

Savannah River Site Contractor Hired 550 Workers in 2017

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

Exascale Computing Site Upgrades at Livermore Clear Final Environmental Hurdle

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Barton: Bill to Update DOE Should Look at Role of Labs

A person at a desk reviewing a treaty agreement displayed on a computer screen, with a handshake and checkmark icon.

Reduction in Sub Missiles Made Up Most of U.S. Nuke Weapon Cuts in 2017

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

Honeywell Nabs 90 Percent of Incentives in ’17, But Personnel Change Niggles NNSA

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

LLNS Lauded for 2017 Performance But Lost Luster on Lagged Electrical Upgrades

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

Airmailing Plutonium Cost Los Alamos Prime $3M in FY17

An engineer using a vernier caliper to check the precise dimensions of a manufactured metal component.

For CNS in Fiscal 2017, A Little Lag on Life Extension With Infrastructure Improvements at Pantex

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

SRNS Picks Up 84 Percent of 2017 NNSA Fees

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

Air Force Begins Broad Review Of Programs

More on This Topic

Innovation & Infrastructure

Deep tapped as next CEO of General Dynamics; Novakovic will be executive chair

Life Extension Programs

DOE issues $4.2 billion conditional loan for uprates at Vistra’s Ohio and Pennsylvania plants

Life Extension Programs

Constellation, Google enter into a long-term nuclear power deal

Life Extension Programs

DOE Wright heads to Ohio’s Perry Nuclear Plant on Monday

Warhead & Weapons Development

NNSA completes FY26 W80-4 components ahead of schedule

Life Extension Programs

OPG begins refurbishment project at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

Budget & Policy

Funding presents biggest challenge for NNSA, agency executive says

Life Extension Programs

Y-12 projected to complete B61-13 components by end of 2026, NNSA admin says

Life Extension Programs

NNSA, Y-12 completes certifying B61-13 canned subassemblies

Life Extension Programs

NNSA touts early FPU completion of W76-related project

An engineer using a vernier caliper to check the precise dimensions of a manufactured metal component.
Life Extension Programs

Williams: W80-5 ‘ahead,’ while SLCM-N not in fiscal 2027 budget, will be in fiscal 2028

While the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) was not in the White House fiscal 2027 budget request, Brandon Williams, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said it has administration support. “The funding from the reconciliation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
Life Extension Programs

W80-5 “just came up,” will go on SLCM-N, weapons directors say

Life Extension Programs

Sandia completes B61-12 gravity bomb flight test on F-35, lab says

Life Extension Programs

W80-4 life extension component diamond stamped at Y-12, NNSA says

Warhead & Weapons Development

NNSA ‘on track’ with W88, to reach production milestone ‘relatively soon’

Life Extension Programs

B61-13 ‘significantly ahead of schedule,’ NNSA tells Fox News

Life Extension Programs

B61-12 LEP sustainment begins after last production unit produced

Popular

  1. Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    MARVEL microreactor inches closer to zero-power criticality after DOE safety approval

  2. Life Extension Programs

    NNSA completes FY26 W80-4 components ahead of schedule

  3. Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    BWXT sees billions in potential defense-fuel work as U.S. rebuilds enrichment

  4. Innovation & Infrastructure

    Y-12 starts up furnaces at Uranium Processing Facility

  5. Uncategorized

    Fed employee at Hanford arrested for allegedly aiding foreign terror group

  6. Cleanup & Remediation

    Idaho cleanup boss ‘acting’ no more

  7. Defense & Military

    DOE employee faces prosecution for helping terror group; Hanford not targeted

  8. Uncategorized

    Nuclear movie buffs can view Atomic Energy Commission footage

  9. Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward