WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A: * * * Nuclear Modernization under Competing Pressures By Rebecca Hersman, Director, Project on Nuclear Issues, and Senior Adviser, International Security Program and Joseph Rodgers, Program Manager, Project on Nuclear Issues The Biden administration will face early decision points regarding the modernization of critical elements of the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise in an environment buffete  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: The Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BRSA) team has received a Notice to Proceed with Transition after it was selected by the Department of Energy in December to manage one of the country's premier environmental, energy, and national security research facilities--the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). Employing approximately 1,000 people, SRNL conducts research an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: Devesh Ranjan, associate chair for Research, Ring Family Chair, and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed interim vice president for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR). Ranjan officially assumed the role on Feb. 1. Raheem Beyah, the former vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, began serving in his new role as the dean of the College of Engin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending January 22, 2021 Transuranic Waste Management: On Thursday, N3B management transmitted to the EM Field Office for approval its evaluation of the safety of the situation (ES  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a $25 million grant to a University of California, Berkeley-led consortium of 11 universities for research and development (R&D) in nuclear science, engineering, and security. This long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five years. The grant,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: A novel computer algorithm, or set of rules, that accurately predicts the orbits of planets in the solar system could be adapted to better predict and control the behavior of the plasma that fuels fusion facilities designed to harvest on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars. The algorithm, devised by a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: The U.S. Postal Service issued the Chien-Shiung Wu stamp today. This new commemorative Forever stamp honors professor Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997), one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century. The stamp was dedicated during a virtual ceremony and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/wustamp. "It is a privilege to represent the U.S. Pos  more