#NNSA works with local businesses and law enforcement agencies to train personnel to thwart the theft of #radioactive material. Learn how your organization or agency can get involved by contacting ORSinfo@nnsa.doe.gov. ☢️
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Government Administration
Washington, DC 56,110 followers
Strengthening America through nuclear security.
About us
Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy that protects our nation by designing and delivering a safe, secure, reliable, and effective U.S. nuclear stockpile; forging solutions that enable global security and stability through nonproliferation and counterproliferation; responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad; providing nuclear propulsion to power a global U.S. Navy; and leveraging transformative technologies to address emerging challenges.
The Nuclear Security Enterprise includes: headquarters sites in Washington, DC; Gaithersburg, MD; and Albuquerque, NM; as well as Kansas City National Security Campus in Kansas City, MO; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA; Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM; the Nevada National Security Site in Las Vegas, NV; the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX; Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA; the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC; and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN.
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http://energy.gov/nnsa
External link for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- national security, nuclear security, science and technology, nonproliferation, naval propulsion, and radiological safety
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1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20585, US
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Only 5 more days until 2025! Start the year off right by downloading #NNSA's new Tech Transfer calendar. Highlighting artificial intelligence, x-rays, and more, the new 2025 edition is more cutting edge than ever. https://lnkd.in/eBTWHPaU
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The #NNSA 2024 Year in Review highlights numerous recent achievements, including the First Production Unit plutonium pit being diamond-stamped for the W87-1 Modification Program. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/eEmqs9-n
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S&T is collaborating with United States Department of Defense, National Security Agency, and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other partners to implement and improve technologies that will help U.S. Department of Homeland Security mitigate or prevent the effects of cybercrimes and cyberattacks against our country. https://lnkd.in/eUtRmwrd
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A key #nonproliferation mission is taking nuclear material that terrorists or other bad actors could use out of their reach. Over the years, #NNSA and its predecessor agencies have done a pretty good job of removing it! https://lnkd.in/e78CRyQT
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#NNSA’s 2024 Year in Review features tons of examples of mission excellence, such as the U.S. converting its 110th nuclear facility from highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel. https://lnkd.in/eEmqs9-n
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#NNSA and the Nuclear Security Enterprise wish you peace and prosperity during this holiday season.
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Leading the way on national security, #NNSA's Tameika Turner joined a panel of experts from the Forrester Women's Leadership Program at the annual #ForrSecurity summit to share career advice for women in cybersecurity.
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#DidYouKnow Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s new supercomputer, El Capitan, is now the fastest in the world? It achieved 1.742 exaFLOPs in 2024! Read about this and other amazing stats in #NNSA’s Year in Review: https://lnkd.in/evzV3sG8
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Students from #NNSA’s MSIPP Consortium on National Critical Infrastructure Security (CONCISE) recently competed at DOE’s #CyberForce Competition. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response and Argonne National Laboratory hosted the event, a hands-on cybersecurity competition inspiring the next generation of energy sector cyber-defenders. Of the four CONCISE teams representing the The University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Nevada Las Vegas, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, two teams achieved impressive finishes, placing 3rd and 9th. https://lnkd.in/gPwVZTiz
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