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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! In our latest Women in Defense Programs blog, meet Dr. Nina Rodriguez, a civil engineer who keeps NNSA’s production mission going, and celebrates #HHM by going to speak with and inspire students in local Hispanic communities

In our fifth installment of the Women in Defense Programs series, meet Dr. Sarah Nelson. Within the Office of Research and Development, Dr. Nelson oversees some seriously cutting-edge science and facilities that support our nuclear stockpile.

The National Nuclear Security Administration offers programs to provide avenues for aspiring individuals to enhance their career in the National Security Enterprise.

Several governments and U.S. federal agencies came together in Singapore to discuss strategic trade controls best practices and highlight updates to export control laws and regulations across the region.

Meet Laura Fornicola, who leads #NNSA engagements with our nuclear security partners in the United Kingdom, ensuring stability for our nation and our allies. Laura helped grow a two-person team into the Office of International Programs.

Meet Katie Duncan, whose love for #WWII history led to her role at NNSA as a uranium expert supporting our nuclear stockpile, from the upcoming Uranium Processing Facility to reestablishing depleted uranium manufacturing.

NNSA reallocates $10 million at IAEA to support peaceful uses and help fight cancer around the world
DOE/NNSA announced that it had reallocated about $10 million (€10 million) no longer needed for the International Atomic Energy Agency 's Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Bank to instead support peaceful uses assistance and fight cancer.

Power of Science is an ongoing series highlighting the many contributions that NNSA makes outside of the nuclear security mission. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn to make sure you don’t miss an update!

Earlier this year, students and faculty in an NNSA-supported STEM program had the opportunity to meet President Biden when he visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

NNSA’s large-scale ‘dirty bomb’ exercise in Austin succeeded by exposing potential gaps and failures
The Cobalt Magnet 22 exercise was organized by NNSA and held in Austin in 2022. The weeklong scenario had terrorists first warn about then detonate a "dirty bomb." Hundreds of responders came together to handle what happened next.