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Workers at Bldg. 9731 Experience Respiratory Issues
NS&D Monitor
6/12/2015
At least five employees at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant have experienced respiratory problems in recent months at Building 9731 – also known as the Pilot Plant because it was…

In This Issue

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

DOE to Wrap Up Report Later This Year on Excess Facilities Across Complex

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House Blocks Amendment to FY 16 Defense Approps Bill to Address Russian Violation of INF Treaty

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Senate Appropriators Express Concern Over Sea-Based Deterrence Fund

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Sen. Feinstein Blocks NDAA Amendment Aimed at Limiting Warhead Dismantlement

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

Sen. Rubio Files NDAA Amendment Aimed at Maintaining Current ICBM Alert Levels

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Wilson to Start as STRATCOM Dep. Cmdr. in Late July

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

NNSA Must Improve Oversight Using Contractor Assurance Systems, GAO Says

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Defense Spending Bill Passes After House Approves Separate Fund for Ohio-Replacement

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DOE to Investigate LANS and NSTec for Nuclear Safety Violations

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New Los Alamos TRU Waste Facility To Be Completed On Time, Within Budget, Review Finds

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Babcock & Wilcox Split to Go Into Effect July 1

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Los Alamos Guards Union Reaches Contract Agreement

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Watchdog Group Calls for Review of Whether Top Navy Officials Violated Anti-Lobbying Laws

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

DOE IG Finds NNSA Cybersecurity Controls Weak

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