Nuclear Deterrence Summit Agenda

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Tuesday, February 16
4:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open	Arlington Foyer
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Opening Reception	TBD
	Sponsored by:

Wednesday, February 17
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open	Arlington Foyer
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Networking Breakfast	Arlington Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Opening Keynote Presentation	Arlington Ballroom
	Paying for the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Enterprise Speaker: Lieutenant General (ret.) Frank Klotz, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	The Nuclear Security Enterprise: Driving Innovation through LDRD and Technology Transfer Speakers: Kathleen Alexander, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation for the NNSA’s Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration Kevin Greenaugh, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic Partnership Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration Moderator: Dean Halstead, Vice President of Programs, SAIC
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break	TBD
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Keynote Presentation	Arlington Ballroom
	A Perspective on the Future of Nuclear Deterrence Speaker: Robert Joseph, Senior Scholar, National Institute for Public Policy
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	General Session	Arlington Ballroom
	U.S. – Russian Arms Control: Nonproliferation Cooperation and Increasing Tensions Speakers: Sergey Kislyak, Ambassador to the United States, Russian Federation Rose Gottemoeller, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Networking Luncheon Sponsored by:	TBD
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	The 2015-2020 Security Roadmap: Strategic Initiatives for Managing the Defense Nuclear Security Program Speakers: Jeffrey Johnson, Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security; Chief, Defense Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security Administration Lewis Monroe, III, Director, Office of Security Operations and Programmatic Planning, National Nuclear Security Administration
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	Nuclear Budget Issues: Future Issues, Policies, and Choices Speaker: Todd Harrison, Director of Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies Drew Walter, Majority Staff, House Armed Services Committee Adam Mount, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Moderator: Peter Huessy, President, GeoStrategic Analysis
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break	TBD
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Balltoom
	Achieving Culture Change in the Nuclear Security Enterprise Speakers: John Harvey, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Parney Albright, Former Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory Moderator: Stephen Younger, Former Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	How Should DoD Manage its Weapons Funding Priorities as the Bowwave Hits? Speakers: Peter Huessy, President, GeoStrategic Analysis Daryl Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association ?Robert Hale, Former Comptroller Department of Defense; Fellow, Booz Allen Hamilton
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Awards Presentation	Arlington Ballroom
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Awards Reception	Arlington Foyer

Thursday, February 18
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open	Arlington Foyer
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Networking Breakfast	Arlington Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	General Session	Arlington Ballroom
	Nonproliferation and Modernization: Laying a Common Groundwork for the Future Speakers: Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration Philip Calbos, Assistant Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	Future Nuclear Arms Control: Helping Non-Proliferation, Transparency and Stability Speakers: Justin Anderson, Senior Policy Analyst, SAIC R. Adm. John Gower, CB, OBE (ret.), Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological), U.K. MoD Darci McDonald, Senior Policy Analyst, SAIC James R. Howe, Vice President, Threat, Tech & Future Requirements, Visioin Centric, Inc. Moderator: Peter Huessy, President, GeoStrategic Analysis
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break	TBD
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	General Session	Arlington Ballroom
	Nuclear Enterprise Assurance (TRUST & SCRM) Speakers: W. Stephen Goodrum, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Stockpile Management, National Nuclear Security Administration
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	General Session	Arlington Ballroom
	The Role(s) of the M&O Corporate Parent Speakers Tyler Przybylek, Owner, Wilton Road LLC TJ Glauthier, President, TJG Energy Associates LLC John Howanitz, General Manager, Nuclear Security & Operations, Senior Vice President, Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Networking Luncheon
	Sponsored by:	TBD
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	Industry Perspectives on the Path Forward for the Weapons Complex Speakers: Peter Diakun, VP, Energy Programs, Newport News Shipbuilding Richard Goffi, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President, Fluor Government Group (invited)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	General Session	Arlington Ballroom
	Y-12/Pantex At 20 Months: An Update Speakers: Bill Tindal, Y-12 Site Manager, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Inc. Michelle Reichert, Pantex Plant Site Manager, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Inc.
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break	TBD
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Balltoom
	Improving Project and Contract Management Across the NNSA Enterprise Speakers: Robert Raines, Associate Administrator for Acquisition and Project Management, National Nuclear Security Administration David Trimble, Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Keynote Presentation	Arlington Ballroom
	To be announced!

Friday, February 19
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Registration Open	Arlington Foyer
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Networking Breakfast	Arlington Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Keynote Presentation	Arlington Ballroom
	A Necessary Ingredient to Modernization: Improving Command and Control Speaker: Air Force General Robert Kehler (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	NATO and the Pacific: The Role of Extended Nuclear Deterrence amid Russian and Chinese Threats Speakers: Thomas Karako, CSIS, Senoior Fellow, International Security Programs R. Adm. John Gower, CB, OBE (ret.), Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological), U.K. MoD Rebecca Heinrichs, Fellow, Hundson Institute Moderator: Peter Huessy, President, GeoStrategic Analysis
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Coffee Break	Arlington Foyer
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion	Arlington Ballroom
	Future of Security Across the Weapons Complex Speakers: Jonathan Gill, Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office Steve Hafner, COO, DOE Operations, Centerra Group
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Point-Counterpoint Debate	Arlington Ballroom
	U.S, Nuclear Deterrence Priorities Speakers: Robert Monroe, Vice Admiral (ret.), U.S. Navy Steve Pifer, Senior Fellow, Bookings Institution
12:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Plutonium Pit Production

Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

Exchange Monitor

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Early delivery of equipment for a Savannah River Site (SRS) training facility is helping accelerate preparations for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) plutonium pit production mission, the agency said in a press release.

NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Scott Pappano visited SRS in September to review construction of the High-Fidelity Training and Operations Center (HFTOC), a non-nuclear facility to train workers for pit production operations. Pappano attended a Sept. 16 ribbon-cutting marking delivery of the first operations equipment for the facility and said construction was progressing along multiple tracks, including concrete placement, structural steel installation and production-equipment installation, the release said.

The HFTOC is a subproject of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF), which is part of NNSA’s two-site strategy to produce at least 80 plutonium pits annually at Savannah River and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The facility is scheduled for completion in 2028, and had its Critical Decision 2/3 approved, meaning it can proceed with full construction, in March.

The goal of the facility is to “mimic capabilities” of the Main Processing Building so operators can use “like-for-like” sets and surrogate materials to develop pit production competencies while the main building is still in development.

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the site’s management and operations contractor, is using commercial construction practices for the non-nuclear project.

The approach has already produced schedule gains, the release said. The project team modified its design to obtain a long-lead electrical transformer from existing commercial inventory, securing it more than a year earlier than expected.

The first HFTOC operations equipment also arrived significantly ahead of its original fabrication schedule. The equipment was initially estimated to require 23 months to manufacture, but expanded use of commercial manufacturers reduced that time to 11 months, allowing delivery two months ahead of the project’s baseline date.

Construction began in early 2026. More than 3,000 cubic yards of concrete, 14,800 linear feet of conduit and piping, and more than 430 tons of rebar and structural steel have been installed, according to SRS.

Plutonium Pit Production

Lots of gloveboxes being built at Savannah River

Exchange Monitor

Thursday, October 1, 2026

The Savannah River Plutonium Production Facility (SRPPF) in South Carolina will have 305 gloveboxes, the president of the operations contractor for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) told a state nuclear panel Friday.

“The main process building will have over 300 — 305,” said Jeff Griffin, president of Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS).

“As you can see here, 88% of those are authorized for construction and over 50% are actually in construction,” Griffin told the meeting of the South Carolina Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council (GNAC).

“These glove boxes are large and complex, they are not easy to build,” Griffin said. “They have to be built to exacting standards, as some of you will be well aware of.”

With Savannah River developing its plutonium pits production facility, management is coordinating with Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, which will also need gloveboxes for its pits facility, Griffin said.

There are “a limited number of glovebox manufacturers that are capable of doing this,” Griffin said. The governor’s nuclear advisory council meets twice yearly.

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Thursday, February 18

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