Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Wrap up: Chris Wright touts next Manhattan project; Corey Hinderstein joins doveish institute; Granholm’s new adventures; more

By Photo of Exchange Monitor

Chris Wright, the newly confirmed Secretary of Energy, visited Los Alamos National Laboratory this week on his nationwide tour of the national laboratories and touted artificial intelligence as “the next Manhattan project” in a post on the website X.
“More…

In This Issue

Acting NNSA head says unfired employees have been contacted, returned to work

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

Top appropriator Fleischmann trying to negotiate with Senate on budget’s civilian nuclear power

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

Is there a need for new ICBM siloes for Sentinel?

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

Administration tells agencies to prepare for deeper cuts, layoffs

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

Fleischmann cites “workforce shortage” in NNSA, but Oak Ridge unaffected by firings

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

Wright tells DOE employees to hold off on OPM email response

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

In letter, Nevada Democrats ‘demand transparency’ on NNSA firings

Two uniformed military officers reviewing documents in a command center in front of monitor screens.

Defense Dept says civilian layoffs won’t affect nuclear modernization

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

B61-12 LEP sustainment begins after last production unit produced

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

BWXT earnings buoyed by weapons complex wins, nuclear power

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

DNFSB delivers weapons complex safety roundup for EnergySec Wright

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

CRS sends SLCM-N missile report to Congress

More on This Topic

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Wrap up: NNSS seeks drill; Trump announces Cleveland sub repair center; Oak Ridge announces new science center contract

Plutonium Pit Production

Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

HII promotes Greg Ennis to CFO of Mission Technologies

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Wrap up: DOE seeks director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Air Force awards B-52 task; NWTRB appoints former LANL scientist; more

Warhead & Weapons Development

NNSA completes FY26 W80-4 components ahead of schedule

Defense & Military

W93/Mk7 enters engineering and manufacturing development phase

Cleanup & Remediation

DOE contractors recover equipment from Y-12 legacy facility ahead of demolition

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Op-ed urges NNSA-private sector fusion partnership

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

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

Cleanup & Remediation

Savannah River Site shifts from cleanup toward broader nuclear missions

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Groups seek NEPA review of plan to issue surplus plutonium to private companies

The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) is demanding the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conduct a public environmental review of plans to provide 19.7 metric tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to private… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
Warhead & Weapons Development

Y-12 completes B61-13 canned subassembly production early

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

BWXT wins NNSA contract for Y-12 lithium processing facility design

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

EXCLUSIVE: Williams seeks to shake up NNSA’s ‘business as usual’

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Sandia sounding rocket test yields data for W93 warhead development

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

U.S. removes cobalt-60 source from Guatemala in radiological security effort

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Parsons wins two NNSA counter-nuclear smuggling task orders

Popular

  1. Uncategorized

    Nuclear movie buffs can view Atomic Energy Commission footage

  2. Defense & Military

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

  3. Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

  4. Innovation & Infrastructure

    Y-12 starts up furnaces at Uranium Processing Facility

  5. Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC approves Westinghouse’s AP1000 design revision

  6. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NWTRB hires Janicke as executive director

  7. Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

  8. Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap Up: Amentum opens HQ in Oak Ridge; Hanford’s old water plant demo starts; Deep Isolation gets Texas permit; more

  9. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Oklahoma outlines details for proposed DOE campus