Press Releases

NNSA unveiled plans for two new supercomputers, Mission and Vision, at LANL. Both systems will be built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and powered by the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform.

NNSA authorized startup of the Calciner Project at the Y-12 National Security and supports ongoing efforts to transform and recapitalize Y-12 in support of the nation’s nuclear deterrent mission.

NNSA announced today that it had completed “diamond stamping” of all canned subassemblies (CSA) for the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb planned for the current Fiscal Year three months ahead of schedule at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

NNSA announces a significant milestone in its digital modernization efforts with the establishment of a Secret/Restricted Data (S/RD) Enterprise Cloud environment in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

NNSA completed the West End Protected Area Reduction (WEPAR) Project, a major project that modernizes security at the Y-12 National Security Complex while reducing the site’s high-security area.

NNSA announced Aires Tide, an NNSA-led proof-of-concept flight test vehicle developed using artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and additive manufacturing to move from system design to flight testing on a sharply compressed timeline and at lower cost.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has OK’d American civil nuclear exports to Thailand under Part 810, allowing U.S. innovators to charge ahead in new markets and accelerate American energy dominance.

NNSA's nonproliferation and counterterrorism capabilities serve as America's nuclear shield, protecting the homeland through a multi-layered defense. The groundbreaking at ORNL is the first step in introducing critical new capabilities for that effort.

NNSA removed the last cesium-137 blood irradiator from Lebanon, marking an important milestone in NNSA’s mission to enhance U.S. security by eliminating high-risk radioactive material across the world.

NNSA today issued its Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision to implement an Expanded Operations Alternative to manage Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the coming years.