NNSA

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Whitney Baillie-Berring, Defense Programs

How do you support NNSA? I support the Domestic Uranium Enrichment (DUE) Office managing the program’s budget and leading the DUE pilot plant effort. A major aspect of my role is overseeing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance of DUE activities in support of our mission to reestablish a reliable and economic supply of low [...]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Whitney Baillie-Berring, Defense Programs2024-03-13T14:07:53-06:00

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Yesenia Vegara, Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation

How do you support NNSA? I have supported NNSA since 2019. Currently, I support the Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation (CTCP) serving as deputy to the Chief of Staff. In my role, I support senior management and help our office meet its mission priorities. I help implement communication initiatives, support the development of public-facing products, and coordinate [...]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Yesenia Vegara, Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation2024-03-12T14:09:38-06:00

NNSA partners with Hungary to transition country to X-ray technology for blood irradiation

The HNBTS serves as the national centralized provider of blood component products to the hospital sector through five regional service centers and 19 regional blood supply stations. The replacements were done in phases, with the first devices replaced in Debrecen and Budapest in 2021, and in Pecs in 2022. The final replacement was completed in December at Szeged Regional [...]

NNSA partners with Hungary to transition country to X-ray technology for blood irradiation2024-03-06T13:08:00-07:00

Two NNSA professionals selected for Center for Strategic International Studies Nuclear Scholars Initiative

Each year, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan policy-focused non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. runs a Nuclear Scholars program through its Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI). The mission of this initiative is to find rising young professionals in the nuclear field and grant them the opportunity to meet and discuss [...]

Two NNSA professionals selected for Center for Strategic International Studies Nuclear Scholars Initiative2024-03-01T13:12:01-07:00

Black History Month Spotlight: Remembering Dr. Kevin C. Greenaugh

QUOTESI first met Dr. Greenaugh in 2005 as my professor teaching Energy Engineering at Howard University where he taught as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Engineering for over 25 years. He was one of those exceptional professors who motivates and inspires his students. He was kind enough to mentor me through my studies and [...]

Black History Month Spotlight: Remembering Dr. Kevin C. Greenaugh2024-02-29T13:09:17-07:00

Black History Month Spotlight: Adina Young, Information Management

How do you support NNSA? I support NNSA by providing communications support. Whether it’s ensuring document accessibility, creating communications plans for tech rollouts, or reviewing and updating presentations or documents to ensure we are on brand, I enjoy it all!What is your personal background, and how has that shaped you and your approach to your career?  I [...]

Black History Month Spotlight: Adina Young, Information Management2024-02-27T13:11:09-07:00

Black History Month Spotlight: Clifford Parr, Defense Programs

How do you support NNSA? Currently, I am the Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Modernization Program and serve as the Plutonium Modernization Federal Program Manager. My office is responsible for modernizing existing capabilities and adding new plutonium infrastructure such as gloveboxes and manufacturing equipment, to enable the successful manufacturing of “pits,” which are [...]

Black History Month Spotlight: Clifford Parr, Defense Programs2024-02-22T13:10:05-07:00

Black History Month Spotlight: Tony Walker, Nonproliferation

What is the best part about your job?Being able to travel and to have an impact on developing countries. What is your proudest accomplishment while working at NNSA?Working with ORS’s strategic communications team and seeing the program’s influence expanded from a domestic focus to a global one.Tell us something interesting about yourself. When I was a kid, [...]

Black History Month Spotlight: Tony Walker, Nonproliferation2024-02-21T13:16:27-07:00

Nonproliferation Spotlight (Black History Month edition): Tony Walker

What is the best part about your job?Being able to travel and to have an impact on developing countries. What is your proudest accomplishment while working at NNSA?Working with ORS’s strategic communications team and seeing the program’s influence expanded from a domestic focus to a global one.Tell us something interesting about yourself. When I was a kid, [...]

Nonproliferation Spotlight (Black History Month edition): Tony Walker2024-02-20T13:07:40-07:00