Nonproliferation Articles and Press Releases
-
Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2025NNSA just removed the last cesium irradiators from Kansas, a major advancement in eliminating radiological risk across the nation. To enhance national security, we helped them replace these devices with more secure technology.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
Press ReleaseSeptember 8, 2025NNSA and Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services work together to support manufacturing Mo-99, a key diagnostic tool for doctors that is administered in the U.S. 40,000 times a day.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
BlogJuly 15, 2025From San Francisco to Indianapolis to New York to tiny Vinton, Louisiana, the RadSecure 100 Initiative gave communities a security upgrade.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
June 16, 2025At NNSA’s labs, plants, and sites, research supporting our vital missions reaches across the electromagnetic spectrum – from radio waves to gamma rays. Sometimes that innovation spills into other areas, too, enabling tomorrow’s technological wonders.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
June 16, 2025The entire rainbow of radiation that the human eye can see makes up just 0.0035 percent of the spectrum. At NNSA it helps us ensure that we’re working with pure materials, watch for missile launches, and create flat lenses.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
June 10, 2025The achievement significantly enhances radiological security and underscores NNSA's commitment to keeping America safe from radiological terrorism.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2025In January 2025, NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby posted the following as a letter in Science, in response to the June 2024 article titled “The weapons potential of high-assay low-enriched uranium.”National Nuclear Security Administration
-
Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the seventh Nuclear Security Working Group this month at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
November 19, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and Japan’s Kyoto University have converted the Kyoto University Critical Assembly “Core C” from highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel.National Nuclear Security Administration
-
November 14, 2024Meet Ed McLean. His family lawyer and his father influenced him deeply and positively. His service in the U.S. Air Force prepared him to help NNSA's Office of Global Material Security improve its processes and run more efficiently.National Nuclear Security Administration