Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 21 House Wraps up Work on FY 2015 Nat’l Defense Authorization Act
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
MOX Project Would See Funding Boost in FY15 Senate Def. Auth. Bill
House Approves Version This Week With No Funding Increase for Project Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 The beleaguered Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project would see a significant boost in authorized funding for Fiscal Year 2015 under… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
E&W Gets Slight Boost in FY 2015 Senate Approps Subcommittee Allocations
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 Senate appropriators will have a little more breathing room to dole out money for the National Nuclear Security Administration in Fiscal Year 2015, according to the subcommittee allocations the Senate Appropriations Committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Energy Sec. Announces Selections for Lab ‘Effectiveness’ Panel
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 Former Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon and former Deputy Energy Secretary T.J. Glauthier will chair a nine-member Congressionally mandated Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
DNFSB Raises Questions about Efforts to Restart Operations at LANL’S PF-4
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board wants Los Alamos National Laboratory to take more time to restart operations at its Plutonium Facility, which has been shut down since last summer due to criticality safety concerns.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Anti-Nuclear Group Again Urges ‘Curatorship’ Approach to Stockpile
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 A new report by the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability calls for a massive change to U.S. nuclear modernization plans, again recommending a “curatorship” approach that would halt current life extension efforts.… 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
House Approves Bill That Would Lower DNFSB Employee Cap
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 Despite White House opposition, the House approved a measure late this week that would significantly lower the maximum number of employees at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The House version of the Fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Savannah River
Decision on M&O Contract Expected this Year NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 The Department of Energy expects to make a decision by the end of this year on whether or not to exercise additional options in Savannah River Nuclear Solutions’ contract to manage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
106 Employees Approved for Y-12 Voluntary Layoffs NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 B&W Y-12 President Dave Richardson announced internally this week that 106 employees have been approved for the site’s Voluntary Separation Program, which was designed… 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
Wrap Up: In the NNSA, In Congress, In the Industry, On the International Front
NS&D Monitor 5/23/2014 In the NNSA The National Nuclear Security Administration has added a new satellite to the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System with the launch of an Air Force rocket late last week. The Delta IV rocket launched from Cape… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]