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NNSA Release: Sustainability starts at “home”

  • Posted: Friday, April 30, 2021, 5:00 pm

NNSA celebrates the 51st anniversary of Earth Day across the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Last year was a big one. The United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. But the follow-up to any notable event is just as significant. That’s why this year, NNSA celebrated the 51st anniversary of Earth Day by honoring sustainability accomplishments from our sites across the country and highlighting achievements right here at “home.”

NNSA Release: NNSA passes major milestone in dispositioning Manhattan Project-era facilities

  • Posted: Monday, April 26, 2021, 4:18 pm

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a major milestone in the dispositioning over 100 facilities at its Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.

NNSA Release: Pantex helps keep Texans warm during record cold snap

  • Posted: Monday, March 29, 2021, 11:22 am

Like other regions of Texas, the Amarillo area and Pantex Plant endured unprecedented winter weather Feb. 13-18, with record low temperatures impacting the site. Pantex responded quickly to the dangerous conditions by cancelling work shifts, reducing energy consumption, and evaluating freezing temperature-related damage to facilities.

NNSA Release - NNSA hosting virtual job fair for Nuclear Security Enterprise - March 31

  • Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2021, 7:46 am

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will host a virtual job fair for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) Wednesday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT). The NSE will hire over 3,000 new employees to join its robust and diverse workforce in 2021 to continue building the next generation of nuclear security professionals.

NNSA Release: NNSA and the Nuclear Security Enterprise are Hiring!

  • Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 3:12 pm

Registration for the event is now open

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will be hosting a virtual hiring event Wednesday, March 31, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, although candidates will have the opportunity to register and submit resumes up until the day of the event.

NNSA Release: Success and Safety in STEM: Meet TK Benoit

  • Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021, 9:22 am

Takeira “TK” Benoit, spent her childhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana finding out how things worked by her father’s side. For as long as she can remember, she loved math, science, and trying to understand the world around her. Now, she is a nuclear safety engineer with NNSA who helps to ensure the safe design, construction, and operation of both nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. This week she is speaking at the Black History Month celebration at West Texas A&M.

NNSA Release: NNSA’s Deputy Manager at the Pantex Plant finds his happy place: Near the work he loves while accomplishing the goals he believes in

  • Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 8:57 am

Last October, Gabriel “Gabe” Pugh joined the NNSA Production Office (NPO) as the Deputy Manager at the Pantex Plant in Texas. With almost 30 years of experience with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the areas of Nuclear Facility Safety, Nuclear Explosive Operations Safety, and Nuclear Weapon Program Management, Pugh recently served as the Deputy Manager of Business, Security, and Missions for the NNSA’s Los Alamos Field Office in New Mexico.

NNSA Release: NNSA to extend public scoping period of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program to Feb. 18

  • Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 2:01 pm

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is announcing today that it is extending the comment period for public scoping of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program, which proposes to dilute and dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium using capabilities at multiple sites across the Nation.

Read full press release on the NNSA website.

NNSA Release: NNSA releases 2020 performance evaluation summaries for contractors that run its labs, plants, and sites

  • Posted: Monday, January 18, 2021, 1:19 pm

On Jan. 14, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced FY 2020 Performance Evaluation Summaries (PES) on the effectiveness of its Managing and Operating (M&O) partners in meeting the performance expectations established in their annual Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plans (PEMPs).

NNSA Release: Registration for hiring event opens TODAY, January 13

  • Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 11:53 am

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will be hosting a virtual hiring event Wednesday, January 27, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, although candidates will have the opportunity to register and submit resumes the day of the event.

Read full press release on the NNSA website.

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