Pantex breaks ground for High Explosive Science and Engineering ...
Dec 9, 2020 · Leaders from the Pantex Plant, Consolidated Nuclear Security, and NNSA broke ground on the High Explosive Science and Engineering Dec. 8. Facility will replace 15 obsolete facilities at Pantex with average age of 68 years
Lawrence Livermore’s pressing operations with high explosives …
High explosive (HE) research, development, test and evaluation work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) continues to meet the needs of the nation on behalf of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). One specific effort is the HE pressing capability, which is a critical component of the LLNL’s national security mission.
Pantex High Explosive Pressing Facility operating at an all-time high
Sep 29, 2023 · AMARILLO, Texas - For more than 58 years, the Pantex Plant has manufactured high-explosive charges for every weapon in the nation’s nuclear stockpile. In all those years it had never pressed 1,000 parts in a single year, but Pantex exceeded that number in Fiscal Year 2023 to set a new record for the plant.
The holy grail of high explosives - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jul 19, 2023 · In an effort to mitigate accidental detonations of stored explosives, a multidisciplinary team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists developed “switchable” explosives that won’t detonate unless they are filled with a fluid, such as water.
NNSA authorizes full-scale operations at the High Explosives …
May 17, 2019 · WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has authorized full-scale operations at the Pantex Plant’s High Explosives Pressing Facility (HEPF) in Amarillo, Texas, following extensive readiness reviews.
Ukraine drone attacks Russian ammo depot in Toropets, Tver - NBC News
Sep 18, 2024 · A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility in Toropets, Tver Oblast, caused fireballs visible from space and a blast detected as a minor earthquake.
Laboratory-developed high explosives mitigate risk of accidental …
Mar 17, 2023 · In an effort to mitigate accidental detonations of stored explosives, a multidisciplinary team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists developed a way to create “switchable” high explosives that won’t detonate unless …
Laboratory-developed high explosives mitigate risk of accidental …
Mar 20, 2023 · In an effort to mitigate accidental detonations of stored explosives, a multidisciplinary team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists developed a way to create "switchable" high...
The Pentagon is hurrying to find new explosives - The Economist
Jan 17, 2024 · America’s army and navy are testing explosives made with reactive materials that the Pentagon’s Mr Di Stasio says will soon be incorporated into the country’s arsenal.
Bomb incidents and bomb-making surge in U.S., officials warn - NBC News
Bomb incidents in the U.S. rose 71 percent in 2020, says DHS, as domestic terror has become the most pressing terrorist threat to public safety.