Vol. 5, No. 12 Dem Sens Want GAO Investigation Into Proposed NNSA Weapons Budget
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Trump to Nominate Senate Staffer to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
President Donald Trump intends to nominate a Democratic Party staffer on the Senate Appropriations Committee to fill a vacancy on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the White House announced Friday. There was no word from the White House regarding the schedule for the formal nomination of Christopher Hanson. Hanson said by email Friday he had no […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Still Working on PILT Issues, Secretary Says
An Energy Department working group is still grappling with recommended changes on management of the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program for communities around nuclear facilities, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Thursday. During a hearing of the House Appropriations energy and water subcommittee, the secretary promised to personally brief Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) on […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Reconsidering B-21 Bomber Needs
In light of the nation’s focus on high-end threats and near-peer adversaries following release of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Air Force is taking a new look at its requirements, including the number of B-21 stealth bombers it will need, according to service officials. Will Roper, the Air Force’s head of acquisition and […]
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Non-Proliferation
Future Nonprolieration Partnerships With Russia Will be Different, if Any Exist, GAO Says
Future efforts to secure Russian nuclear material left after from the Cold War are likely to bear little resemblance to the gold-standard programs of the past, if any get off the ground in the current era of significantly worsened relations between Washington and Moscow, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report last week. […]
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Decommissioning
Super Tuesday Has Santa Susana Implications
Voters in California’s 25th Congressional District will begin to determine Tuesday who might succeed former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill (D) and represent an area adjacent to a major nuclear cleanup site. The district, which includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, has been without a congressional representative since Hill resigned Nov. 1 rather than […]