Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

CLARITY EXPECTED NEXT WEEK ON FUTURE OF MOX PROJECT

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Kenneth Fletcher
NS&D Monitor
2/28/2014
After recent steps pointing toward the potential termination of the project, more clarity on the future of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility is expected to come with the release of the Obama Administration’s…

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GAO DISMISSES B&W-LED PROTEST OF NNSA Y-12/PANTEX CONTRACT

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NEW DETAILS EMERGE ON MGMT. STRIFE WITHIN DNFSB

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HELD: DOE/NNSA NEED ‘MORE AGILE’ RELATIONSHIP WITH NAT’L LABS

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HANEY TOUTS MODERNIZATION IN FACE OF PRESSURE FROM REPUBLICANS

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DEFENSE SECRETARY: NUCLEAR TRIAD WILL SURVIVE PENTAGON BUDGET CUTS

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ADMIN. OFFICIAL: CONGRESS NOTIFIED IN 2010 OF POTENTIAL INF TREATY VIOLATION

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KLOTZ, ROBINSON NOMINATIONS REMAIN STALLED IN SENATE

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INTERIM NNSA GOVERNANCE PANEL REPORT EXPECTED IN LATE MARCH

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UNIONS TAKE WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH ON NEW DOE SAFETY REORGANIZATION

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DOE OFFICIAL: DEPT. EXAMINING IDEA OF NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORG.

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LATEST EARNINGS REPORT FOR BABCOCK & WILCOX A MIXED BAG

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PADUCAH LASER ENRICHMENT PLANT LICENSE APPLICATION COMING IN SEPT.

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DOE SAYS IT’S MAKING PROGRESS ON WORK PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS

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INTERVIEW: Maj. Gen. Alston Discusses the Air Force Nuclear Mission

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AT LIVERMORE

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AT LOS ALAMOS

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AT OAK RIDGE

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WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY, ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT

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