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Oct- 2023 -

20 October

Aerial view of SM-1 nuclear reactor and plant circa the 1960s. SM-1 was the first nuclear power plant to successfully provide power to the commercial grid when it came online in April 1957. While SM-1’s reactor was initially deactivated in 1973, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of planning for the reactor’s decommissioning and dismantlement of the facility.

Amentum, Aptim to Decommission US Army Nuclear Facility in Alaska

The US Army has awarded Amentum and Aptim a contract to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska.

16 October

Americas

Juster Domingo

Congressional Commission Says US Must Be Ready for Simultaneous Wars

A US congressional commission has called for the US to prepare for a “new reality” of facing two nuclear peer adversaries with “ambitions to change the international status quo.”

4 October

Americas

A satellite is seen in space, on the lower right corner of the image, The earth is seen on the background, and the sun is rising on its horizon.

Juster Domingo

US Air Force Taps Three Companies for Nuclear Fission Spacecraft

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded contracts to three companies to develop nuclear fission technology for spacecraft.

2 October

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Invests $4.8B in AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Project

Britain has signed contracts worth $4.8 billion to finance a new phase of the SSN-AUKUS next-generation attack submarine project.

Sep- 2023 -

26 September

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

HII, General Dynamics to Use 3D Printing for Virginia Submarine Construction

HII and General Dynamics have announced the employment of 3D printing for the shipbuilding processes on future US Virginia-class submarines.

22 September

Americas

Rendering of Crowley and BWXT vessel concept that will supply small-scale nuclear energy to shoreside locations

Rojoef Manuel

Crowley, BWXT Team for Nuclear Power Generator Ship Concept

Florida-based Crowley has partnered with BWX Technologies to jointly develop a ship concept generating alternative, zero-carbon energy.

15 September

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, France, Germany Agree on Iran Nuclear Sanctions Strategy

The UK, France, and Germany on Thursday said they had agreed to a strategy maintaining nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran.

8 September

Asia Pacific

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next to the country's new submarine

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Announces New ‘Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine:’ KCNA

North Korea announced it had built a "tactical nuclear attack submarine" as part of its effort to strengthen its naval force.

8 September

Americas

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

Rojoef Manuel

ATI to Construct Florida Metal 3D Printing Facility for US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

Bechtel Plant Machinery has awarded Allegheny Technologies Incorporated a contract to support metal 3D-printed solutions for the US Navy.

Aug- 2023 -

31 August

Air

Joe Saballa

Israel, US to Conduct Drills Simulating Attack on Iran Nuclear Facilities

The Israeli military will conduct a series of joint exercises with the US, including a simulation of a potential attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

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