The following is the Feb. 26, 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Nuclear Security Enterprise: Assessments of NNSA Major Projects. From the Report The National Nuclear Security ...

Cost overruns and schedule delays across the nuclear weapons management agency's $30B construction portfolio have more than doubled since 2023.

This study will review the future of computing beyond exascale to meet national security needs at the National Nuclear Security Administration. (Exascale refers to a computer that performs 10^18 ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration reported a record number of tritium extractions during fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The big picture: Tritium, an isotope of hydrogen, boosts the yield of ...

A nuclear war could trigger a nuclear winter that could devastate the planet, but some nations are better positioned to survive.

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is celebrating “a significant milestone,” announcing that it completed a record number of key element extractions integral to nuclear weapons ...

Low-altitude helicopter flights by the National Nuclear Security Administration will be conducted over the Bay Area in advance of Super Bowl LX. The flights will be conducted Monday through Wednesday, ...

The U.S. agency in charge of nuclear weapons achieved a record production of tritium, a radioactive gas that increases the explosive power of nuclear warheads, after the Tennessee Valley Authority got ...

If you look up and happen to see a government-issued helicopter circling the Bay Area skies at low altitudes this week, don’t be alarmed, the National Nuclear Security Administration said. Earlier ...

AGENDA Meeting 2 of the Study on Post-Exascale Computing for the National Nuclear Security Administration: Industry briefings on strategies for post-exascale computing Session 1: Industry briefings ...