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Women’s History Month Spotlight: D’Ziana (Zena) Barnett, Defense Nuclear Security

Open your mind to all the possibilities, says NNSA's Novella Bridges, a radiochemist (and former basketball ref). Once a reluctant convert to the world of nuclear security, this plutonium expert now finds it exciting.

Meet Val Brusilovsky. A Ukrainian by birth, she served in Kyiv as a DOE/NNSA attaché during the Russian invasion -- and was honored for that service. But she's still awestruck by the work we do every day.

Meet Lyndsey Adams. When she's not working to make the world safer by disposing of plutonium, she's probably listening to a Taylor Swift song.

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.

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Radiological Security and the Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service celebrated the final replacement of Hungary’s high-activity cesium-137 blood irradiators with X-ray technology.

In 2022, Russian forces seized Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. We have analyzed the state of ZNPP using a variety of credible sources, and the facts do not support the narrative Russia has presented.
Anna Pluff and Polly Keim have joined the CSIS Nuclear Scholars Program.

This Black History Month, NNSA celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Kevin C. Greenaugh, who not only honored but created Black history himself through his achievements as a professor, a scientist, a leader, and a mentor.

Black History Month helps Adina Young think about how strong her ancestors were, which helps her stay centered and focused on her goals.