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Nuclear cleanup enables a brighter nuclear future

By U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Workers at federal agency monitoring nuclear weapons to be furloughed as shutdown continues

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is photographed, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

The energy industry is expecting a large uptick in electricity consumption because of the growing use of power-hungry artificial intelligence systems, and lawmakers are looking for ways to prevent the cost burden from hitting ordinary consumers. AI concept file image credit: Blue Andy via Shutterstock.

AI modernizing nuclear warheads

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Energy Department silent on warhead pit production

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Elon Musk listens during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

DOGE reversal: Firings of nuclear weapons workers halted

By Tara Copp and Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

This July 16, 1945, file photo shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamogordo, N.M. A visit by The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Trinity Test in southern New Mexico, which marked the world's first atomic blast on July 16, 1945. She's scheduled to lead a commemoration on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at the historic V-Site at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where early testing and some assembly of the atomic bomb took place. (AP Photo/File)

U.S. completes nuclear gravity bomb upgrade

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Depletion of Our Nuclear Weapons Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why nuclear deterrent will get worse before it gets better

By David S. Jonas and Patrick Rhoads

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan. 25, 2022, the Russian army's Iskander missile launchers and support vehicles prepare to deploy for drills in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

U.S. nuclear forces will be unable to deter Russia and China, bipartisan Hill panel warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Jill Hruby, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration addresses the media during the 66th General Conference of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) in Vienna, Sept. 28, 2022. The top priority continues to be restarting production activities given the world's deteriorating security environment, Hruby recently told a congressional subcommittee. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey) **FILE**

U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plan spurs cost questions

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The federal agency that oversees U.S. nuclear research and bomb-making has signed off on the first planning and design phase for a multibillion-dollar project to manufacture key components for the nation's nuclear arsenal. The plan calls for making at least 30 plutonium cores per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, to examine the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Josh Hawley raises concerns about diversity training at national lab

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, National Nuclear Security Administration administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty talks about her agency's work to reduce global nuclear threats during a business conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Lisa Gordon-Hagerty will visit New Mexico Thursday, July 16, 2020 as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government's nuclear security operations. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

US officials laud successful B61 tests over Nevada desert

Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The agency that oversees the United States' nuclear arsenal says it doesn't need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of plutonium triggers at federal installations in New Mexico and South Carolina. The National Nuclear Security Administration on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, released a supplemental analysis related to the project, saying the determination was made after reviewing extensive documentation and public comments that were received last year. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Lawmakers assured review of nuclear weapons work to be open

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The agency that oversees the United States' nuclear arsenal says it doesn't need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of plutonium triggers at federal installations in New Mexico and South Carolina. The National Nuclear Security Administration on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, released a supplemental analysis related to the project, saying the determination was made after reviewing extensive documentation and public comments that were received last year. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

US lawmakers from New Mexico hold out on review of nuke plan

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

Congress drops bid to loosen supervision of nuclear agency

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

The Latest: Congress drops bid to ease nuke agency control

Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. government has awarded a team of two universities and a research firm with offices around the world a $2.5 billion-a-year contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

New $2.5B contract awarded to manage nuclear weapons lab

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press