Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol 18 No 17 Wrap Up: In DOE, In the Industry
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Wants to Update DOE Directives Review Process
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy’s directives revision process is “too cumbersome” and creates confusion, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Peter Winokur said in a letter earlier this month to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
IG Says DOE Could Save on Mobile Device Costs
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy could potentially save more than $2.3 million over the next three years by increasing efficiency in acquisition and management of mobile devices such as phones, tablets and air cards,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Reduction Goals for Voluntary Layoffs at Y-12, Pantex Revealed
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 When the actual job reduction targets for voluntary layoff programs at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants were revealed late this week, the proposed numbers weren’t as high as some expected. B&W Y-12… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
CNS President Discusses Challenges of ‘Mother of All Transitions’
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 With the transition of contractors at Y-12 and Pantex about a third of the way through, Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security President and CEO Jim Haynes has opened up more about plans and impacts and discussed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
GAO Report Identifies New UPF Technology Risks
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 In a new 23-page follow-up to a 2010 report that raised concerns about lagging development and validation of technologies planned for the multi-billion-dollar Uranium Processing Facility, the Government Accountability… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
USEC Working on $34M Subcontract to ORNL for American Centrifuge
Total Value of Proposed Contract Could Reach Approx. $120 Million Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 In a new effort to continue to fund the American Centrifuge project, USEC is looking to serve as a subcontractor to Oak Ridge National Laboratory,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force to Examine Improvements in Bomber Fleet after Addressing ICBM Force
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 After surveying its ICBM force as part of a widespread force improvement program, the Air Force is turning its eyes to its bomber wings. Lt. Col. John Sheets, director of Public Affairs at Air Force Global Strike Command,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Former B&W Official Reichert Tapped as Pantex Ops Manager for CNS
Reichert Replaces Dan Glenn, Who Was Bid by CNS But Was Subject of B&W Lawsuit Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security has replaced Dan Glenn as the operations manager of the Pantex Plant with another former Babcock… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Y-12 Red Team Recommends Major Mgmt. Change on UPF, Major NNSA Projects
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 The Red Team that analyzed alternatives to the Uranium Processing Facility planned for the Y-12 National Security Complex also weighed in on management of the multi-billion-dollar facility, and NS&D Monitor has learned… 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
Push Continues for MOX Construction NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 As South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) this week hailed a lawsuit the state has filed opposing the proposed suspension of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, members of the state’s Congressional… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
At Oak Ridge
Y-12 Union Tentatively Agrees to One-Year Extension NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 The collective bargaining agreement between the Atomic Trades and Labor Council and B&W Y-12 is expected to be extended for one year after the union announced a “tentative”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Kansas City
Plant Recognized for Safety Performance NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 Kansas City Plant contractor Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies has gone 5 million hours without a lost workday injury and was recently recognized by the National Safety Council… 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
At Pantex
DOE Warns Plant on Nuclear Safety Issues NS&D Monitor 4/25/2014 A series of recent nuclear safety issues at the Pantex Plant are drawing concern from the Department of Energy’s Office of Health, Safety and Security. The HSS Office of Enforcement and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]