Alina Smyslova works to reduce the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism around the world by helping our partner countries build their capability to detect and stop nuclear and radiological material from being smuggled.
Abolade Adepiti works to keep NNSA's capabilities sharp so it can meet nonproliferation challenges.
In January, NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Europe, where he met with senior officials to discuss nuclear and radiological security, emergency preparedness and response, nuclear nonproliferation, and cooperative support.
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced the establishment of a $25 million cooperative agreement with a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities for research in nuclear forensics.
NNSA and DOE's Office of Environmental Management completed the first shipment of downblended surplus plutonium transuranic (TRU) material from K-Area at the Savannah River Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico in December.
The Department of Energy published a Final Rule in the Federal Register strengthening the Department’s ability to enforce regulations governing exports of unclassified civil nuclear technology.
The director of the International Data Centre Division at the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization recently visited the Washington, D.C., area to discuss U.S. support for her agency and its mission.
NNSA published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register Dec. 16, 2022, announcing the availability of the draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program Environmental Impact Statement for comment.
Once approved by regulators, the new facility will significantly increase domestic production capability for isotope used to fight heart disease and cancer
The Mobile Packaging Program teams must be prepared to adapt to whatever they encounter when they carry out a material recovery mission in an unpredictable environment. So the program conducts regular training exercises.