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.
The 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.
A look back at historic NNSA moments in flight – enjoy these classic photos from laboratories and sites that work on NNSA missions.
NNSA published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the final Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program Environmental Impact Statement.
When NNSA Savannah River Field Office Deputy Manager Jeff Allison first arrived in South Carolina more than 25 years ago to work at SRS, the home he and his wife chose in Aiken had a pool.
NNSA announced the FY 2021 results of the performance of its Managing and Operating (M&O) contractors in meeting NNSA’s performance expectations.
NNSA awarded $7 million for workforce development and training supporting plutonium pit production to minority-serving educational institutions in New Mexico and South Carolina.
Frank A. Rose was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on Monday as Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Jill Hruby was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm as the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
NNSA is responsible for removing and/or securing high-risk radioactive materials around the world that pose a potential threat. To support that mission, it developed mobile facilities to process and secure highly enriched uranium and plutonium.