Until September 2024, Jacobs Solutions managed and operated the Nevada National Security Site, which maintains facilities related to nuclear weapon modernisation and stockpiling.
Nuclear weapons
Formerly known as the Nevada Test Site, the Nevada National Security Site maintains facilities related to nuclear weapon modernisation and stockpiling. It retains the capability to resume full- scale nuclear testing within a couple years, at the discretion of the U.S. President.[i] Mission Support and Test Services LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the site.[ii] MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc., Jacobs Solutions Inc., and Stoller Newport News Nuclear, Inc. (SN3), a subsidiary of HII. [iii] The ten-year contract is potentially valued at $10.4 billion and is set to expire in November 2027.[iv]
In January 2024, Jacobs was awarded a £108 million, 10-year contract to supply research and technology services to the United Kingdom's naval nuclear propulsion program, including for the Vanguard nuclear armed submarine.[v]
[i] ‘Fiscal Year 2024 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan’, National Nuclear Security Administration (2023), pp. 4-20 - 4-21. Available at: FY24SSMP_FINAL_NOVEMBER_2023_0.pdf (energy.gov).
[ii] Nevada National Security Site Contract (2017) Energy.gov. Available at: Nevada National Security Site Contract | Department of Energy (Accessed: 5 December 2024).
[iii] Welcome to the Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) Transition Web Site (no date) | Jacobs Technology. Available at: Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS): Welcome (jacobstechnology.com) (Accessed: 5 December 2024).
[iv] CONTRACT to MISSION SUPPORT AND TEST SERVICES LLC. | USAspending, 1 August 2017. Available at: CONTRACT to MISSION SUPPORT AND TEST SERVICES LLC | USAspending (Accessed: 5 December 2024).
[v] Jacobs Awarded $132 Million UK Ministry of Defence Research and Technology Contract. Jacobs, 25 January 2024. Available at: Jacobs Awarded $132 Million UK Ministry of Defence Research and Technology Contract | Jacobs.
Investments
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