NNSA achieved a significant milestone by completing a record number of 13 tritium extractions within nine months, spanning fiscal year (FY) 2025 and 2026. Tritium, an isotope of hydrogen, is a key element in nuclear weapons.
NNSA has completed the Last Production Unit of the W88 Alteration 370, a multiyear program to modernize the W88 nuclear warhead carried onboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines.
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has approved Critical Decision-4, signifying the completion of the UPF PSF Subproject at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
NNSA competitively awarded a contract to BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc., for the licensing, design, and operation of a High Purity Depleted Uranium production capability at the contractor’s site in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James P. Danly participated in the diamond-stamping of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a canned subassembly (CSA) for the W80-4 Life Extension Program at the NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
NNSA achieved startup authorization for the Electrorefining project, the first since the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility 15 years ago.
NNSA awarded a sole-source contract to BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC for the licensing, manufacturing development, facility construction, and operations of a Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant.
NNSA today announced the selection of the new PSAAP Centers.
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.