X-rays are vital tools at NNSA. They help scientists study how plutonium ages and explore how inertial confinement fusion works.
At 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.
NNSA completed the Last Production Unit (LPU) of the B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP). The B61-12 is the latest modification to the B61 family of gravity bombs, which are deployed from U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization bases.
A successful multi-site collaboration led by NNSA's Environment, Safety, and Health will help streamline urgent national security missions.
NNSA verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program. A plutonium pit is a necessary component in America’s nuclear warheads.
Meet James Peltz, federal program manager for Integrated Codes in NNSA's Advanced Simulation and Computing program. Hailing from Nevada, James is an avid outdoorsman and can regularly be found fishing, skiing, or tending to his yard.
Last week, NNSA welcomed international diplomats to Sandia National Laboratories and the Nevada National Security Site. It was part of an NNSA effort to show transparency about its work and U.S. support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Meet Shahnaz Punjani. Star Wars helped spark her interest in becoming an astronaut. As the division director for #NNSA’s Ballistic Missile Weapons Division, she doesn’t orbit the earth, but she has made a life and career that are out of this world.
Meet Gerri Tennyson. She is an administrative professional in NNSA’s Office of Defense Programs. Working in nuclear security is a great fit for her interests in history and politics and she is proud to do her part to keep our nation safe.
Whitney Baillie-Berring knew early on that she wanted a career in public service, but it was a nuclear threats workshop taken during her PhD program that led her to a fellowship and then a career with NNSA.