NNSA Naval Reactor Funding Slumps as Columbia Reactor Development Ramps Down

摘要

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) naval reactors budget is entering a relative lull as developmentramps down on reactor design for the Navy’s flagship Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program, according tothe agency’s 2020 budget request.For Naval Reactors, which researches, develops, and manufactures reactors and refueling infrastructure for nuclearpoweredNavy warships and submarines, the semiautonomous Department of Energy weapons agency seeks around$1.65 billion: about 8% less than the 2019 appropriation of $1.8 billion.