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NNSA publishes a monthly newsletter featuring current events and activities across the nuclear security enterprise. Online archives are available back to 2003.
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- NNSA, Y-12 Complete Transfer of Highly Enriched Uranium
- NNSA Ships Additional Special Nuclear Material From LLNL
- NNSA Announces Return of U.S.-Origin Highly Enriched Uranium Spent Fuel From South Africa
- DOE, NNSA More Than Doubles Feds Feed Families Goal
- Los Alamos Achieves World record Pulsed Magnetic Field
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In this issue:
- U.S., Russia Reaffirm Commitment to Dispose of Surplus Weapons-grade Plutonium
- NNSA Conference Highlights Work Critical to Stewardship Science
- NNSA Rolls Out Mobile Radiation Detection System for INTERPOL Members
- NNSA Monitors Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
- NNSA Rolls Out Mobile Radiation Detection System for INTERPOL Members
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In this issue:
- Chu, D’Agostino Travel to Russia
- Feds Feed Families Campaign
- LANL, LLNL Make Element, Mineral Impact
- NNSA's Pantex Plant Hosts Annual Security Protection Officers Team Competition
- NNSA LDRD Symposium Focuses on Advancing Nuclear Security
- NNSA Forms Multi-institution Consortium
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In this issue:
- NNSA Releases Strategic Plan, Goals for Next Decade
- D’Agostino Addresses Small Business Conference
- Second Z Plutonium Experiment Tests Materials for NNSA
- NNSA and DOE Teams Play Critical Role in Response to Japan Crisis
- NNSA Successfully Begins New Campaign of Verification Experiments at NNSS
- NNSA Receives Defense Logistics Agency Customer of the Year Award
- Pantex is Prepared With Satellite-enabled Incident Command Vehicle
- NNSA Streamlines Functional Responsibilities
- NNSA Places 56 Participants Throughout Enterprise as Part of Military Academic Collaborations Program
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In this issue:
- NNSA Celebrates Earth Week
- NNSA Conducts Successful JTA Test
- Supercomputers Keep the Nuclear Stockpile Safe, Secure, Effective
- 25 Years Later: PNNL Remembers Chernobyl
- Long-awaited Weapons Cleaner Saves Money
- B&W Pantex Receives Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence
- NNSA Awards Safety and Security Professional Awards
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In this issue:
- NNSA Supports Response to the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
- NNSA Celebrates Women’s Contributions to Nuclear Security
- NNSA, Fort Hood Partner to Recover High-Activity Radioactive Source
- Investing in the Future, Implementing the President’s Nuclear Security Agenda
- NNSA’s Cielo Supercomputer Approved for Classified Operations
- NNSA, Rutgers University Hose Counterterrorism Exercise
- NNSA Expands Nonproliferation Work in Africa
- NNSA Establishes Security Commodity Team to Standardize Protective Force Equipment
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In this issue:
- NNSA Helps Keep Super Bowl Safe
- President’s 2012 Budget Request Invests in Future of NNSA
- Njema Frazier Named to TheGrio’s 100 History Makers List
- NNSA Pushes Revision of International Nuclear Security Standards Across the Finish Line
- NNSA’s Cutting Edge Science and Research on Display at Annual AAAS Meeting
- Four Scientists From Nuclear Security Enterprise Elected as AAAS Fellows
- NNSA CIO Joins Collaborative IT Organization
- U.S., China Partner to Improve Nuclear Security
- Sandia Rededicates Facility as Pete V. Domenici National Security Innovation Center
- Y-12 Transfers $8M of Equipment to DoD for Reapplication
- New Mexico Labs Experience Cold Snap
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In this issue:
- Brig. Gen. Sandra Finan Named Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application
- NNSA Honored for Project Management Excellence
- Y-12 Begins B83 Dismantlements
- Gen. Harencak Receives NNSA Gold Medal
- NNSA Achieves Major Milestone With Recent Removal of HEU From Ukraine
- NNSA Announces All HEU Removed from Serbia
- Kansas City Plant Develops Mobile Training Kit to Combat WMD Smuggling
- NNSA Hosts Third Annual International Meeting on Next Generation Nuclear Safeguards
- Technology Transfer Awards for Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories
- Sandia Saves Taxpayer Money
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In this issue:
• NNSA Secures Highly Enriched Uranium and Plutonium in Kazakhstan
• VP Biden Presents Baldrige Quality Award to Kansas City Plant Contractor
• Ken Baker Honored for Public Service
• Abigail Cuthbertson Receives 201 Linton Brooks Medal for Public Service
• Employees Throughout the Nuclear Security Enterprise Give Back This Holiday Season
• Nonproliferation R&D Leads to Award-winning Cancer Screening Device
• Successful Sandia Labs Z Machine Experiment
• NNSA, LLNL Decommission ASC Purple
• Small Businesses Play Vital Role in NNSA's Mission
• First SGT Delivery Marks Successful Transition
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In this issue:
- NNSA Senior Leadership Team in Place
- NNSA Completes Largest Fuel Return Campaign
- 32 Years of Reactor Conversion
- NNSA Committed to Energy Efficiency, Savings
- NNSA Nonproliferation Program Develops Cutting-edge Dental Implant Technology
- Pantex Authorized to Begin Work on B53
- Big Month for National Ignition Facility
- DOE Collects 120,000 Pounds of Food for "Feds Feed Families" Campaign
- NNSA's Kansas City Plant Meets Major Milestone Critical for Nuclear Safety
- NNSA, DoD, UK Sign Nuclear Threat Reduction Agreement
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In this issue:
- Secretary Chu Leads U.S. Delegation to IAEA General Conference
- Bacchus Subcritical Experiment Conducted at NNSS
- Y-12 Removes Nuclear Materials, Reducing Site's Nuclear Footprint
- Y-12 Transformation Continues With Potable Water Project, New Towers
- NNSA Breaks Ground on New Facility in Kansas City
- Sandia Cutting Tool Disables Improvised Explosive Devices
- NNSA Reaches Nonproliferation Milestone
- New Pantex System Saves Time, Money
- NNSA Military Academic Collaborations Website
- Investment in Protective Force Infrastructure Continues at LANL
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In this issue:
- Pantex Completes W62 Dismantlement Program
- New Name for NNSA’s Nevada Test Site
- Neile Miller Confirmed as NNSA Deputy Administrator
- Reform Improves NNSA Security Program
- NNSA Prevents Terrorism Through Training
- NNSA's Defense Programs Forms New Science Council to Explore Cross-cutting Issues
- NNSA Conducts 85th Silent Thunder Counterterrorism Exercise
- Kenneth Powers Named as Associate Administrator for Infrastructure and Environment
- DARHT Upgrades at Los Alamos Laboratory
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In this issue:
- NNSA Works to Reduce Radiological Threats in NYC
- Don Cook Confirmed as NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
- Q&A with NNSA Deputy Administrator Don Cook
- NNSA's Nuclear Security Sites Garner 16 R&D 100 Awards
- NNSA's Cygnus Dual Beam X-Ray Celebrates 1000th Shot
- NNSA/NSO's Aviation Program Receives Federal Award
- Kansas City, Los Alamos Site Offices Announce New Managers
- NNSA's KCP Reaches Five Million Hours Without Lost-time Injury
- NNSA Launches New Online Safeguards Tool
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In this issue:
- Administrator Visits Nonpro Sites, Promotes President’s Nuclear Security Agenda Abroad
- NNSA Provides Support at World Cup
- NNSA Plays Key Role in New START Treaty Negotiations
- Recruiting The Next Generation of NNSA
- NNSA Commissions New Tool at Chornobyl
- LDRD Showcases WMD Research Work
- NNSA Recyles Excess Y-12 Titanium
- Pantex, Sandia and Y-12 Hold FIRP Events
- Jeff Davis Uses Experience in New Air Force Position
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In this issue:
- U.S. Articulates Commitment to Disarmament at NPT RevCon
- NNSA Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
- Sandia Director Dr. Tom Hunter Steps Down
- First Participant in America's Veterans to Tennessee Engineers Program Receives Degree
- New NNSA Website Highlights Multimedia Content, Enterprise-wide Stories
- NNSA Hones Nuclear Forensic Capabilities
- NNSA Supports National Level Exercises
- Pantex Plant Armed Forces Day Observance
- Enterprise Reengineering and Management Transformation Moves Forward
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In this issue:
- New START Treaty and Security Summit Key to President’s Agenda
- Nuclear Posture Review Highlights NNSA Mission
- NNSA Announces Special Tools and Processes for B53 Dismantlement Program
- NNSA Removes Last HEU from Chile Despite Record Earthquake
- Boots on the Ground, Movement Underfoot
- MTI Satellite Celebrates 10 Years in Orbit, Continues to Serve
- Kansas City Plant Mentors Next Generation On Environmental Stewardship
- NNSA Re-engineering and Management Transformation Underway
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In this issue:
- Secretary Chu Dedicates NNSA’s HEUMF
- D’Agostino Outlines NNSA's Budget Request
- NNSA Inactive Actinides Program Enables Complex Transformation
- NNSA's National Security Computing Center
- New Application for NNSA Weapons Code
- NNSA Launches New Military Academic Collaborations
- John Lehr Retires After 40 Years of Environmental Expertise
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In this issue:
- Vice President Promotes Administration's Nuclear Security Agenda
- NNSA Officials Participate in Second Annual Deterrence Summit
- NNSA Lends Hand to Survivors of 2010 Earthquake in Haiti
- NNSA Participates in AAAS Annual Meeting
- NNSA Commemorates Black History Month
- Mentoring Program Connects NNSA Employees Across the Nuclear Security Enterprise
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In this issue:
- NNSA Highlights Accomplishments
- NNSA Surpasses Combined Federal Campaign Goal
- New CT Scanners Can Image Nuclear Weapon Components
- KCP Management Earns Baldrige Award
- Small Businesses Play A Key Role in NNSA’s Mission
- NNSA, LANL Successfully Fire First Dual-Axis Hydrodynamic Shot
- General Harencak Tours Pantex Facility
- Sandia Laboratories Photovoltaic Cells Could Revolutionize Solar Collection Uses
- NNSA, DoD Partnership Develops Technologies to Meet Warfighting Needs
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In this issue:
- NNSA, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Take Part in National Geographic Dirty Bomb Special
- Linton Brooks Medal Awarded to Y-12 CIO
- Somalia Relief Efforts Inspire NNSA Official to Inspire Others
- Climate Modeling at NNSA National Labs
- NNSA Highlights New Development in High Energy Density Physics Research
- UNLV, NTS Team Up on UAV Flight Test Project
- Sandia Announces Completion of Mixed Waste Landfill Cover Construction
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In this issue:
- First Meeting of U.S. - Russian Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security Working Group
- President Presents Top Science, Technology Award
- Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies
- Sandia robots to Bolster Troop Capabilities
- Kansas City Plant Mainframe Shutdown Signals Technology Transition
- NNSA Blue Gene Partnership Receives Top Presidential Technology Award
- Secret Keeper: After 57 Years, Oak Ridge Technical Expert Retires
- Sandia's Z Machine Helps Safeguard Stockpile
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In this issue:
- NEW FEATURE: Administrator's Corner
- Administrator Thomas D'Agostino Participates in White House Briefing
- NNSA Highlights Efforts to Secure Rad Materials
- NNSA Emergency Operations Teams Enhance Radiological Security for G-20 Summit
- LDRD Symposium Brings Together Nuclear Security Enterprise Researchers
- Y-12's Innovative Infrared Debonding Accelerates Weapon Dismantlement
- LANL Explosive Training Helps Prepare Soldiers
- KCP Puts Old Equipment to New Use
- Final Transuranic Waste Shipment Leaves NTS
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In this issue:
- NNSA Awards More Than $20M in Research Grants
- NNSA Employee Donates Kidney, Helps Save Eight Lives
- To The Moon: Y-12 Technology Part of Apollo 11 Anniversary
- NNSA Works With Air Force to Conduct Successful W80 JTA Test
- Second Line of Defense International Training - as Real as it Gets
- LANL Nonproliferation Work Leads to Advances in Hurricane Monitoring
- LLNL and OST Place in U.S. SWAT Competition
- NNSA Attracts Crowd at Public Service Career Fair
- Livermore Staffer Cleared Afghan Roadway IEDs
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In this issue:
- Last HEU Removed From Romania Days Before Presidents Meet in Russia
- D’Agostino Testifies on Global Threat Reduction
- Kansas City Plant Helps Keep B-2 in the Air
- Sandia National Laboratories Robot Rodeo Competition
- EMPIRE 09 Emergency Response Exercise
- NNSA Science Improves Seismology Tools to Detect and Locate Low-Yield Nuclear Explosions
- Award Winners: Presidential Early Career Award and Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering
- Reach Out and Tweet Someone
- Nuclear Security 101: Students Participate in NNSA Programs
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In this issue:
- NNSA Briefs Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism in Netherlands
- NNSA Announces Contract to Downblend 12 Metric Tons of Surplus HEU
- Stan Watkins Named DOE Facility Rep of the Year
- Dedication of the National Ignition Facility
- Sandia Receives DoD “Trusted” Design Accreditation
- NNSA's Second Line of Defense Program Expands International Work
- New Nevada Test Site Fire Stations
- Y-12 Tours Once Again a Highlight of the Secret City Festival