Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: NNSA’s Karmel, Howerton Technology officials from the agency charged with protecting nuclear material described how a new virtual networking plan will work to reduce costs and improve performance at the agency. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security…
NNSA tests preparedness in radiological emergency response exercise
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: RAP exercise Radiological emergency response teams gathered for a terror-attack response exercise in Albuquerque, NM, the week of Sept. 10. Members of the National Nuclear Security Agency’s (NNSA) Radiological Assistance Teams working under the NNSA’s Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) attended intensive training…
NNSA conducts medical training courses for radiation emergencies in South Africa
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Cape Town, South Africa Representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) traveled to South Africa to conduct two International Medical Management of Radiation Injuries (I-MED) courses, the agency said on Aug. 30. The first course, held the week of Aug. 20,…
NNSA plans aerial radiological survey of San Francisco area
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: NNSA helicopter Residents of the San Francisco bay area could see a low-flying helicopter operated by the agency that oversees nuclear material safety in the coming days. The National Nuclear Security Administration said it plans an aerial survey of the bay between…
NNSA, Kazakhstan commission secure radiological transport vehicle
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: National Nuclear Center Kazakhstan National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Governments of Kazakhstan and the Netherlands announced the commissioning of a secure radiological transportation vehicle as part of a broad cooperative effort to help combat nuclear and radiological terrorism. The delivery of…
DOE and NNSA award $62 million in contracts for Exascale computing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: NNSA supercomputer AMD, IBM, Intel, Nvidia and Whamcloud will split $62 million in research and development contracts awarded by the Department of Energy’s office of science and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to speed development of next-generation supercomputers for national defense,…
DOE, NNSA award $62 million in contracts for Exascale computing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: NNSA supercomputer AMD, IBM, Intel, Nvidia, and Whamcloud will split $62 million in research and development contracts awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to speed development of next-generation supercomputers for national…
NNSA needs updated budgeting process, says GAO
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative The semi-autonomous agency responsible for the security of the nation’s nuclear weapons and non-proliferation efforts needs to have a firmer handle on how it budgets, said a study by the Government Accountability Office issued on July 31. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…