Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No, 1 CHUCK SPENCER LEAVING Y-12 TO RETURN TO B&W HEADQUARTERS
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Budget & Policy
REPORTS OUTLINE BIG SPENDING NEEDS FOR NUKE DETERRENT, RAISE QUESTIONS
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 A pair of studies released in recent weeks have cast doubt on the affordability of the Obama Administration’s nuclear modernization plan. Shortly before Christmas, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
DEFENSE SEC. HAGEL VOICES SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENT FUNDING
In Visit to Sandia, Air Force Bases, Hagel Also Addresses Morale of Airmen at ICBM Bases Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this week said the Obama Administration will stand behind the nation’s nuclear deterrent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
B&W OFFICIAL: THERE’S ‘MERIT’ IN RESTARTING Y-12/PX PROCUREMENT
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 A Babcock & Wilcox-led team has three times protested the National Nuclear Security Administration’s actions on the Y-12/Pantex procurement, and a senior B&W official this week said the company supports scrapping… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
ADMIN. RETURNS DOZENS OF NOMS TO SENATE, INCLUDING DOE/NNSA PICKS
Committees Expected to Move Quickly on Already Cleared Noms, but Senate Floor Action Unclear Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 The Obama Administration this week returned dozens of nominations to the Senate, including a handful of Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
SHORT TERM CR COULD BE NEEDED AS APPROPRIATORS FINISH OMNIBUS
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Congressional appropriators have largely wrapped up work on the Energy and Water portion of a planned omnibus spending bill for the remainder of the fiscal year, but there is growing sentiment among Capitol Hill aides… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
IG: LANL SECURITY PROJECT PROBLEMS NOT REVEALED UNTIL TOO LATE
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Contractor Assurance System (CAS) did not adequately alert lab or National Nuclear Security Administration management to problems on a botched nuclear security upgrade project at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Non-Proliferation
NTI NUKE SECURITY INDEX RECOGNIZES SECURITY PROGRESS, CHALLENGES
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Countries around the world are making progress in securing nuclear material within their borders, according to a report released this week by the Nuclear Threat Initiative that continued to push for a global system governing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
OBAMA SENDS TAIWAN CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT TO CONGRESS
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 President Obama sent a new civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Taiwan was to Congress this week. The agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Culture Representative Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE MAKING PROGRESS ON CLOSING OPEN DNFSB RECOMMENDATIONS
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 The Department of Energy appears to be making progress on closing still-pending recommendations from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, with the DNFSB recently agreeing to close one recommendation and the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
AT LIVERMORE
LAB WINS AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 An Alameda County (Calif.) jury has ruled against five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees that accused the lab of age discrimination in connection with a massive layoff in 2008.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
AT PANTEX
HIGH PRESSURE FIRE LOOP PROJECT COMPLETED NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Work on a new High Pressure Fire Loop at the Pantex Plant was completed last month on schedule and more than $5 million under budget, the National Nuclear Security Administration said this week.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
AT OAK RIDGE
Y-12 PROTESTERS APPEALING FOR LIGHTER SENTENCES NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 As their Jan. 28 sentencing date approaches in U.S. District Court, the Transform Now Plowshares protesters and their attorneys are maneuvering to get the lightest sentence possible for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT SAVANNAH RIVER
SRNS EARNS 84 PERCENT OF FY’13 AWARD FEE NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the managing contractor for the Savannah River Site, earned 84 percent of its total available award fee in Fiscal Year 2013, earning about $47 million out… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
WRAP UP: IN DNFSB, IN THE INDUSTRY, IN MEMORIAM
NS&D Monitor 1/10/2014 IN THE DNFSB Kenneth Mossman, the newest member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, passed away this week. In November, he was confirmed by the Senate to join the Board. Mossman previously served as a professor of health… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]