DOE, Navy project for upgrading nuclear spent fuel facility is $2 billion over budget: GAO
The disposal facilities are integral for the US Navy to continue operating its fleet without risking serious harm to the environment.
Citing shipyard squeeze, Navy wants commercial option for dismantling nuclear-powered carrier
The former Enterprise will be the first ever nuclear-powered carrier the Navy inactivates. The Nimitz is slated to be the second.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Navy’s sub boss Houston tapped to lead naval nuclear power office
If confirmed, Houston would take over for Adm. Frank Caldwell, who became naval reactors in 2015.
In Surprise Move US, UK Agree To Share Nuclear Submarine Tech With Australia
A US official called the move the "biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations."
Pentagon To Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fleet To 10
The move could save more than $30 billion over 25 years to invest in high-tech weapons -- but Congress is sure to explode in outrage.
‘If We Fail, Fire Us’: CSA Gen. Milley On Acquisition Changes
WASHINGTON: The defense bill now on President Obama’s desk would restore long-lost procurement powers to the top officers of the armed services. That’s great, the new Chief of Staff of the Army said last night, but it’s just a start. “Cut us loose, and see what happens,” Gen. Milley said last night at the Council […]
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
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New Reactor Cores Key To Ohio Replacement Subs
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD: One of the most secretive agencies in the Navy didn’t just invite reporters to its headquarters today: It offered them cookies and cake. The agency? The Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program. The occasion? The 60th anniversary of the first submarine ever to sail under nuclear power. But there’s a lot more going on […]
Navy Names New Nuke, NAVAIR Chiefs
PENTAGON: The Defense Department named new chiefs today for the Naval Air Systems Command, responsible for all naval aircraft acquisitions, and for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, better known as Naval Reactors (NR), an obscure but powerful organization shard between the Energy Department and the Navy. Vice Admiral John Richardson, currently the commander of the […]