Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 23 Klotz Confirms NNSA Pivot to Scaled-back Approach on UPF
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Plutonium Pit Production
Senate Panel Urges Streamlining of First Parts of LANL Plutonium Project
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 With a 2019 exit date for the aged Chemistry and Metallurgy Research facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory creeping up, the Senate Armed Services Committee is directing the National Nuclear Security Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Senior NNSA Official Lempke Leaving Agency for Job in Private Sector
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 Michael Lempke, the senior National Nuclear Security Administration official who served as the Source Selection Authority for the agency’s first Y-12/Pantex contract decision, is leaving the agency for a position… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Senate FY15 Def. Auth Bill Directs Doe to Continue MOX
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 The Department of Energy would be required to continue construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility until it completes an assessment of alternatives under the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version… 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
Incoming Y-12/Pantex President Describes ‘Fair Deal’ for Workers
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Characterizing the benefits changes and workforce reductions facing workers at Y-12 and Pantex as a "fair deal," Jim Haynes, the president of new Y-12/Pantex contractor Consolidated Nuclear… 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
KC Plant Move Expected to Be Done in July, One Month Ahead of Schedule
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 Kansas City Plant officials are expecting to wrap up the long move to a new facility about a month earlier than expected, and the highly-scripted move that began in January 2013 is expected to cost about $10 million less… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Announces Plans to Strengthen Nuclear Mission
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 The Air Force is aiming to strengthen its nuclear mission, and announced plans last week to elevate several nuclear-related commands. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is proposing to increase leadership of Global Strike… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
White House Looks to Fill Vacancy on Defense Board
Jessie Roberson to be Renominated as Vice-Chair of Defense Board Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 The Obama Administration has tapped an official at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fill an open vacancy on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Raises Concerns about Analysis of ‘Falling Man’ Accidents at Pantex
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is seeking more information about a National Nuclear Security Administration analysis of the effects of trips and falls on special tooling used in nuclear explosive operations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Savannah River
Vendor Sues MOX Services for $17.4 Million The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility contractor is being sued for $17.4 million for breach of contract by a vendor tasked with building gloveboxes for the plant. Washington Government Environmental Services Company,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Y-12 Power Tool Licensed by Chattanooga Company A power tool developed at the Y-12 National Security Complex may soon become a fixture in large-scale demolition projects. B&W Y-12 announced that the Omni Jaw 5, an invention by the plant’s technology chief,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Pantex
10 Guards Return to Work After Resolution to ‘Sick-Out’ Complaint Ten out of 11 Pantex security guards who were initially fired after investigators determined they committed "sick leave abuse" by skipping a January drill at the Texas nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up: In the NNSA
NS&D Monitor 6/6/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration is planning to award a sole-source contract to Babcock & Wilcox subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services for the downblending of up to 20 metric tons of highly enriched uranium. Documents released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]