Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 30 No. 15
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April 16, 2026

After settlement, NNSA releases draft EIS for pit production

By ExchangeMonitor

The Department of Energy’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said last week it is preparing a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for producing the fissile cores of the nation’s nuclear weapons, or plutonium pit production.
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EnergySec: Los Alamos “actually manufacturing pits,” goal of 100 in admin, 80 per year by 2030

By Sarah Salem
After settlement, NNSA releases draft EIS for pit production

By ExchangeMonitor
Trump says Iran handing over uranium after U.S.-Iran talks reach stalemate

By ExchangeMonitor
Solid rocket motors in production for first 5 Sentinel flight tests

By ExchangeMonitor
Nakhleh becomes deputy director for weapons at Los Alamos lab

By ExchangeMonitor
Lockheed Martin wins near billion-dollar Trident II contract mod

By ExchangeMonitor
IAEA confirms North Korea is expanding nuclear complex

By ExchangeMonitor
Report advises Air Force to rebuild strategic attack capacity

By Staff Reports
Woman pleads guilty to stealing $54K of Savannah River Site pension money

By ExchangeMonitor
Post-outage, WIPP receives 25 shipments in March

By ExchangeMonitor
Wrap up: Swalwell resignation; Another HII MOU for AI-shipbuilding; Trump trillion-dollar defense budget ‘new normal’; Another state removes cesium irradiators; more

By ExchangeMonitor