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The National Nuclear Security Administration was established by Congress in 2000 as a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. Continue reading

White House: D’Agostino To Remain as NNSA Administrator

September 3, 2009

NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama announced that Thomas Paul D'Agostino, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy and Administrator for Nuclear Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration, will continue serving in his current role.


NNSA Highlights Outreach to Minority Serving Institutions

September 2, 2009

Agency has awarded roughly $90 million in grants over past five years


NNSA Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Sandia’s MESA Complex

August 21, 2009

MESA combines state of the art simulation tools, microsystems, nanotechnologies to meet NNSA’s mission


NNSA Conducts Successful W80 JTA Flight Test

August 18, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in close working cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, recently conducted a successful test of a Joint Test Assembly (JTA) for the W80 warhead.


NNSA Launches New Web Page Highlighting Employee Excellence Across the Nuclear Security Enterprise

August 12, 2009

The National Nuclear Security Administration today launched a new web page highlighting employees who have received professional awards or have been honored for outstanding work within their professional fields. The page, located at http://www.nnsa.energy.gov/news/ourpeople.htm and featured on the NNSA home page, will promote employees from across the nuclear security enterprise.


NNSA Nuclear Materials Expert Distinguished as Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Fellow

July 31, 2009

Photo of Amy Whitworth and Brad Peterson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today congratulated NNSA Materials Control and Accountability Program Manager Amy Whitworth for being awarded the prestigious title of Fellow by the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management during its recent annual meeting in Tucson, Ariz.


NNSA Marks Two-Year Construction Milestone at MOX Facility in South Carolina

July 31, 2009

Photo of start of construction at MOX

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today marked the second full year of successful construction of the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina, by launching a new online multimedia kit on NNSA’s website.


NNSA Administrator D’Agostino Looks to Future of Nuclear Security in Remarks At U.S. Strategic Command Symposium

July 29, 2009

OMAHA, Neb. - Administrator Thomas P. D’Agostino of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today discussed the future of the Nuclear Security Enterprise and its strategic deterrence mission in light of President Obama’s unprecedented nuclear security agenda.


NNSA Office of Secure Transportation Professional Receives Top U.S. General Services Administration Aviation Maintenance Award

July 29, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) congratulates Rick A. Wilson for receiving the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Aviation Maintenance Professional of the Year award.


NNSA Aviation Expert Honored as Top Aviation Professional by U.S. General Services Administration

July 28, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28) – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) congratulates Aviation Manager Joseph Ginanni for receiving the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Aviation Professional Award.


NNSA Nuclear Security Sites to Meet, Share Ideas at LDRD Symposium Next Month

July 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that the 2009 NNSA Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Symposium will be held Aug. 19 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s conference is “Innovation for Our Nation: Strengthening America’s Infrastructure Security.”


NNSA Nuclear Security Sites Receive 18 R&D 100 Awards

July 20, 2009

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today applauded our nation’s nuclear security sites for receiving 18 of this year’s R&D 100 Awards.


DOE Statement on UK Government’s “Road to 2010” Report on Nuclear Security

July 17, 2009

Thomas P. D’Agostino, the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, today applauded the British government’s new report on advancing the global nuclear security agenda. Issued yesterday, “The Road to 2010 – Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century” outlines a strategy for addressing the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons ahead of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.


Contract Awarded for Construction of NNSA's Waste Solidification Building at SRS

July 16, 2009

The National Nuclear Security Administration today announced that a team led by Baker Concrete Construction, Inc., of Monroe, Ohio has been awarded a $91.5 million contract for the construction of NNSA’s Waste Solidification Building (WSB) at the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, S.C. The WSB will process waste streams from the NNSA’s plutonium disposition efforts at SRS -- principally wastes from the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and from weapons pit disassembly operations -- by converting them to a cementitious material for offsite disposal.


NNSA Administrator D’Agostino Testifies on Global Threat Reduction before House Armed Services Committee

July 15, 2009

Administrator Thomas P. D’Agostino of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today discussed the Obama Administration’s global nuclear threat reduction initiatives and outlined NNSA’s role in implementing the President’s landmark nuclear security agenda during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.


NNSA Announces Letter of Intent Signed by MOX Services and the Tennessee Valley Authority

July 14, 2009

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC (MOX Services) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have signed a letter of intent to enter into contract negotiations for the irradiation of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. MOX Services is NNSA’s contractor to build and operate the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, which currently is under construction at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. The MOX fuel will be fabricated from surplus weapon-grade plutonium at the facility.


NNSA Congratulates Defense Programs Science Advisor John Maenchen on Receiving Peter Haas Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

July 8, 2009

The National Nuclear Security Administration today congratulated Dr. John Maenchen, deputy science advisor to the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, for receiving the prestigious Peter Haas Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).


NNSA Announces Removal of Last Highly Enriched Uranium from Romania

June 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration today announced the final shipments of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear fuel from Romania. The material was removed and returned to Russia by air for storage at two secure nuclear facilities, making Romania the first country to remove all HEU since President Obama outlined his commitment to securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years. This was also the first time NNSA has shipped “spent” HEU by airplane, a development that will help accelerate efforts to meet the President’s objective.


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