Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol 18 No 16 Klotz Formally Sworn in as NNSA’s Fourth Full-Time Administrator
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Navy, Air Force Officials Push Expansion of Cooperation on Strategic Systems
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, Ind.—With the defense budget continuing to tighten, the Navy and Air Force must expand their cooperation on the nation’s fleet of delivery vehicles, senior officials at a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
Questions Abound About Potential Bidders for Brookhaven M&O Contract
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 With about two months left before proposals are due for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Brookhaven National Laboratory procurement, no clear-cut competitor to incumbent Brookhaven Science Associates… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
Rebalanced Stockpile Stewardship Plan Sheds New Light on Future NNSA Plans
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration unveiled its Fiscal Year 2015 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan late last week, revealing updated costs figures for the agency’s rebalanced “3+2” warhead… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Plans for Voluntary Layoffs at Y-12, Pantex Announced
From staff reports NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 As Consolidated Nuclear Security moves a third of the way into its transition as the management and operating contractor at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants, the Bechtel-led team is revealing more of its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
At Oak Ridge
One-year Extension of Y-12 Labor Agreement Expected It appears that a one-year extension of the labor agreement at the Y-12 National Security Complex may be close at hand. Consolidated Nuclear Security, the incoming contractor now in transition at Y-12 and Pantex,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
At Sandia
B61-12 Undergoes Successful Wind Tunnel Test The National Nuclear Security Administration’s B61-12 life extension program has reached another milestone as officials at Sandia National Laboratories successfully conducted the first wind tunnel test of the refurbished… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
DOE Puts out RFP for Extreme Scale Supercomputing R&D The Department of Energy’s Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration are offering up another funding opportunity for research into extreme scale supercomputer technology. The agencies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Red Team Examining Uranium Processing Alternatives at Y-12 Submits Report to NNSA
From staff reports NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 Bruce Held, the former acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, received the report from a Red Team assembled to look at alternatives to the Uranium Processing Facility this week, but… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE, USEC Agree to ‘No Cost’ American Centrifuge Extension Through April
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 While a Department of Energy program supporting USEC’s American Centrifuge technology had been set to expire this week, some savings have allowed USEC and DOE to undertake a “no-cost” extension of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
South Carolina Moves for Judgement on MOX Case
Still No Direction to Contractor on ‘Cold Standby’ Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 As the state of South Carolina this week filed for summary judgement in its challenge to the Department of Energy’s planned suspension of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up: In the NNSA
From staff reports NS&D Monitor 4/18/2014 A North Carolina State-led consortium has been awarded a $25 million grant by the National Nuclear Security Administration for research and development on nonproliferation capabilities. According to the NNSA, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]