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ATLC Agrees To Two-Month Extension for Current Contract
NS&D Monitor
5/8/2015
The stretched-out and so-far-unsuccessful union negotiations at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant are apparently having an impact on Y-12 in Oak Ridge, the sister plant that is managed…

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Administration Turns Away From MOX in Recent Surplus Plutonium SEIS

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U.S. Strategic Forces Commander Pushes Back Against Calls to Downgrade Alert Status

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Military Officials Praise Communication with Congress on Nuclear Issues

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B&W CEO Expresses Optimism for Future of Company’s Technical Services Group

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

Air Force Extends Northrop Grumman’s MM3 Partial Bridge by Three Months

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Prior to Major Electrical Accident at Los Alamos, DOE Had Already Launched Investigation

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

During Sen. Def. Approps. Budget Hearing, Feinstein Challenges Dempsey on Necessity of LRSO

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NNSA Begins Market Research for New Nuke Smuggling Prevention Contract

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

Pantex Plant Undergoes Brief ‘Quality Pause’

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

Los Alamos Guards Union Breaks Off Contract Negotiations

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

As New CEO, Poneman Lays Out Vision for Centrus Commercial Comeback

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

U.S. Official Says Modernization Can Fit with Disarmament Objectives

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

DOE: No Indication Poneman Violated Ethics Rules in Seeking Centrus Job

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Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Ohio-Class Sub Maintenance Contract

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