Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 2 NNSA WEAPONS, NONPROLIF. ACCOUNT FAIR WELL IN OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE, SHAW AREVA IN NEGOTIATIONS TO RESTRUCTURE MOX CONTRACT
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The Department of Energy and Shaw AREVA MOX Services are in negotiations to revamp the contractor’s contract to build the multi-billion-dollar Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, though the talks have recently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
CORKER CALLS ON HAGEL TO PROVIDE ‘NECESSARY’ FUNDING FOR DETERRENT
NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel backed maintaining support for the nation’s nuclear deterrent last week. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) followed up with a call to hold him to his word. In a statement issued Jan. 10, Corker urged Hagel… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
CREEDON: REMAINING IN DOE IN ‘LONG-TERM BEST INTERESTS’ OF NNSA
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Despite numerous management problems, the National Nuclear Security Administration should remain within the Department of Energy, Madelyn Creedon, President Obama’s nominee to serve as NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator,… 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
NNSA TO DEVELOP ‘ALTERNATIVE’ FOR URANIUM PROCESSING FACILITY
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration has begun to take the first steps toward scaling back its plans for the Uranium Processing Facility, saying this week that it is developing “alternative mission delivery… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
OAK RIDGE LAB DIRECTOR THOM MASON TO HEAD UP UPF ‘RED TEAM’
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 NNSA Acting Administrator Bruce Held previously expressed his admiration for Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, calling his work in bringing the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source to completion ahead… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE CONSIDERING CREATING NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The Department of Energy is considering creating a new Departmental organization that would be responsible for DOE’s major line-item construction projects across various programs, NW&M Monitor has learned. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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International
ADMINISTRATION IN NEGOTIATIONS ON SEVERAL 123 AGREEMENTS IN 2014
Senate Committee Passes Extension for South Korea Deal Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The Obama Administration is working on negotiations for a host of civil nuclear cooperation agreements in 2014, but will likely continue to face questions from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense & Military
CHEATING SCANDAL LATEST BLACK EYE FOR AIR FORCE NUCLEAR MISSION
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 In the latest scandal to hit the Air Force’s nuclear force, 34 airmen that stood watch over the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile fleet have been accused of cheating on a proficiency exam. New Air… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
INTERVIEWS IN LIVERMORE LAB DIRECTOR SEARCH EXPECTED IN MARCH
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 A committee that is searching for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s next director is expected to interview candidates in March, Norman Pattiz, the chairman of the search committee, said in a letter to lab… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
SENATE COMMITTEE PUSHES BACK VOTES ON TWO NONPROLIF. NOMINEES
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Concerns by two Republican lawmakers regarding future nuclear weapons reductions led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week to hold off on voting on the nominations of Rose Gottemoeller to be Under Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PURSUING NEXT GENERATION SUPERCOMPUTERS
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The Department of Energy is trying to leap-frog supercomputing to ultimately reach exascale—computers a thousand times more powerful than today’s best—and the next big step is called CORAL. That stands… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
URS ANNOUNCES NEW MGMT. CHANGES IN ITS GMOS UNIT
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 2/17/2014 URS officially announced this week a set of top-level management changes in its Global Management & Operations Services Business Group, which is responsible for URS’ work in the Department of Energy and U.K. Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
SENATE ENERGY PANEL AGAIN CLEARS DOE NOMINEES
New Under Sec. For Mgmt. Among Those Approved Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Elizabeth Robinson’s nomination to fill the Department of Energy’s new position of Under Secretary for Management and Performance took another step forward this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE IN CONTRACT TALKS WITH FORMER PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 The Department of Energy is in negotiations with former DOE official Dan Lehman on a new sole-source contract to help improve project management at the Department’s Office of Science. The contract is estimated to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
AT LOS ALAMOS
LEBAK NAMED AS NEW FIELD OFFICE MANAGER NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Kim Davis Lebak is taking over as the manager of the Los Alamos Field Office, shifting to the role from the top federal spot at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Lebak has served as the head… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
AT SANDIA
LAB COMPLETES B61-11 SURVEILLANCE TEST NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 Sandia National Laboratories successfully completed an impact test of a B61-11 earth penetrator in late November, a key milestone for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s enhanced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
AT OAK RIDGE
SENTENCING FOR Y-12 PROTESTERS CONSOLIDATED NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar has consolidated the sentencing hearings for the three Plowshares protesters convicted on felony charges, including sabotage, for the July 28, 2012 break-in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
WRAP UP: IN STRATCOM, IN THE NGOs
NS&D Monitor 1/17/2014 IN STRATCOM U.S. Strategic Command is looking for a Deputy Director for Plans and Policy to replace Greg Weaver, who left StratCom last month for a post in the Department of Defense. The SES-level position pays between $143,600 and $167,000… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]