Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol 18 No 20 At Oak Ridge
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National Laboratories
At Sandia
DNFSB Raps Lab for Conduct of Operations, Maintenance NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Calling Sandia National Laboratories’ failure to comply with Department of Energy requirements at its Technical Area V nuclear facilities “troubling,” the Defense… 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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Warhead & Weapons Development
Y-12 UPF Red Team Chair: Report Gets Positive Feedback from NNSA
Staff reports NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason said he’d received positive feedback on the work of the Red Team that recommended major changes in the strategy to secure the future of uranium missions at the Y-12… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Bechtel’s Government Biz Unit Undergoes Management Reorg.
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure unit, responsible for the company’s government businesses, is undergoing a reorganization to consolidate “five regionally focused business lines to three global business… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Budget & Policy
GAO Questions Efficiencies Included in 2013 NNSA Report to Congress
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Efficiencies outlined in a key National Nuclear Security Administration report to Congress don’t adequately assess opportunities for cost savings, according to a Government Accountability Office report released late… 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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Budget & Policy
NNSA Governance Panel’s Interim Report Reveals Deep Mgmt. Concerns
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 The legislation that created the National Nuclear Security Administration as a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy has been “counter-productive” as it has been implemented, the Congressional… 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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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: In the Industry
NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY George Dials has joined the staff of Los Alamos National Laboratory as a senior executive advisor, NS&D Monitor has learned. Dials previously headed up B&W Conversion Services, LLC, which manages the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
As House Takes up FY 2015 NDAA, Questions Surround MOX Funding
Todd Jacobson and Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 With the House Armed Services Committee rebuffing an attempt to boost authorized funding for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, Rep.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense & Military
U.S. Exercises Nuclear Forces in ‘Global Lightning 14’ Activities
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 U.S. strategic forces conducted a massive nuclear response drill this week dubbed “Global Lightning 14,” but officials say it’s not in response to Russia’s nuclear exercises last week. According… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Transuranic Waste
Meeting June 30 Los Alamos TRU Deadline Could Soon Be Impossible
Waste Shipments Halted Past Two Weeks as DOE Examines Potential Reactions In LANL Drums Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 With shipments suspended for the past two weeks, it could soon be impossible for the Department of Energy to meet a high-profile… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
In Sandia Extension, NNSA Ups Available Fixed Fee, Cuts Back on At-Risk Money
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 In a move that could foreshadow its strategy for a new Sandia National Laboratories contract, the National Nuclear Security Administration is upping the fixed fee lab manager Lockheed Martin is guaranteed under the contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Pu Disposition Change Won’t Be Major Issue to Russia, U.S. Official Says
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 With the Department of Energy looking at plutonium disposition alternatives to the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, the State Department’s top arms control official said late last week that she didn’t… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Babcock & Wilcox Sets Sights on Expanded Role at Savannah River
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Fresh off its defeat at Y-12 and Pantex, Babcock & Wilcox is planning to make a push for an increased role at the Savannah River Site, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ferland said on a conference call with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]