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False Alarm at Purification Facility
NS&D Monitor
3/27/2015
Not long after resuming operations following an evacuation and three-month shutdown due to a chemical spill, Y-12’s Purification Facility—which produces classified Fogbank for nuclear…

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Air Force Team Will Evaluate Role of GBSD

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Boeing Begins Work on FISAC Guidance Subsystem Contract

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CAPE Director: Nuclear Enterprise Maintained at Diminished Margin

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Wrap Up

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NNSA Response to Governance Panel Report Delayed

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SecAF: BCA Would Reduce Investment in Nuclear Forces by $1-$2B

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Y-12/Pantex Mgmt. Consolidation Has Already Saved $80M, NNSA Says

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SSP Official: AF/Navy Nuclear Force Commonalities Appear Promising

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Sen. Feinstein Raises Questions About Former Deputy Energy Secretary’s New Post at Centrus

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Democratic Lawmakers Reintroduce Bills to Cut Nuclear Weapons Spending

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20th Air Force Commander Nominated for A10 Position

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White House Defends Against Russian Counter-Assertions of INF Violation

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Obama Administration Not Giving Up on Prospects for CTBT

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Sens. Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bill to Boost LDRD Funding

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CNS Addressing Employee Benefit Concerns

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NNSA Releases Broad Strategy for Nonproliferation Account

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Montana Delegation Expresses Disapproval of FAA Powder River Decision

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At Los Alamos

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