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Doubling Production at Y-12 9212 Facility to Pose Major Challenge for Contractor CNS
NS&D Monitor
3/20/2015
Doubling production at the aged 9212 uranium processing facility and maintaining safety won’t be easy, but National Nuclear Security Administration…

In This Issue

Two uniformed military officers reviewing documents in a command center in front of monitor screens.

Navy Commander in Part of Nuclear Enterprise Removed from Duty

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

At Pantex

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

Panel: Russia’s Aggressive Behavior Threatens World Order, Destroys Bilateral Trust

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

Thornberry: Full HASC to Look More Closely at Strategic Deterrence

A naval aircraft carrier underway at sea, kicking up spray from its bow.

Navy Might Have to Look Outside Itself to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement

Rows of server racks and supercomputing equipment used for large-scale scientific simulation.

NNSA Releases Update to Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

Industry Confronting Multiple Issues with Aging Triad

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

House, Senate Budget Resolutions Increase War Funds, Making Room for Nuclear Spending?

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

New Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

GAO: EM Not Properly Prioritizing NNSA Facilities for D&D

Two uniformed military officers reviewing documents in a command center in front of monitor screens.

Air Force Global Strike Commander Nominated to be STRATCOM Deputy Commander

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

SRS Working With NNSA to Limit Impacts of Proposed FY16 Budget Cut for H-Canyon

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

NNSA Preparing Small Business Set-Aside Opportunities This Fiscal Year

A naval aircraft carrier underway at sea, kicking up spray from its bow.

FAS Releases Report on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

At Sandia

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

At Savannah River

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

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