Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 24 Wrap Up: In Congress, In DNFSB, In the Industry
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National Laboratories
At Oak Ridge
NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 DOE IG Criticizes ORNL Personnel Security Program An inspection report released this week by the Department of Energy’s Inspector General said it could not confirm an allegation that a former senior official at Oak Ridge National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 Lab Names Permanent Director for NIF Jeff Wisoff, who replaced Ed Moses in the fall as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Principal Associate Director for the National Ignition Facility and Photon Science, is officially taking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
GAO Critical of Security of Industrial Radiological Sources
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 The security of high-risk industrial radiological sources is lacking despite often times meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released this week, drawing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Klotz Pleased with Ongoing Y-12/Pantex Transition
Staff reports NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 New National Nuclear Security Administration chief Frank Klotz said last week that he’s pleased with the way the transition of contractors is proceeding at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants. “What… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Defense & Military
GAO Report Suggests DoD, like NNSA, Underestimating Modernization Costs
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 The Department of Defense has underestimated the amount of money it will cost to modernize its nuclear forces over the next 10 years, according to a new Government Accountability Office report that echoes similar findings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE Safety and Security Reorg. Slowing Down Enforcement Actions, Official Says
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 Work underway to set up the Department of Energy’s new Office of Independent Enterprise Assessment (IEA) is slowing down ongoing DOE enforcement investigations, IEA Director Glenn Podonsky said late… 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
House FY15 E&W Appropriations Bill Would Rescind Old USEC Funding
Kenny Fletcher NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 House appropriators are looking to rescind more than a billion dollars associated with the privatization of USEC still remaining. The House version of the Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, reported… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Klotz to Make Visit to Pantex Plant this Week as Part of 100-day Plan
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 National Nuclear Security Administration chief Frank Klotz will visit the Pantex Plant June 17 as his tour across the weapons complex continues. Klotz last week visited the Y-12 National Security Complex, and in May he… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Report on NATO Nuclear Cost-sharing Added to House Defense Approps Bill
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee this week adopted an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act that would require the Department of Defense to provide a report to Congress on the nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
HASC Strategic Forces Chair: Russia in ‘Material Breach’ of INF Treaty
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 Calling Russia’s actions to test a land-based cruise missile a “material breach” of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee… 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
NNSA Weapons Program Endures Slight Cut in House E&W Approps Bill
Bill Would Trim $111 Million From Weapons Account, Boost Funding For MOX Facility Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 Lawmakers on the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee cleared the Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations Act this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
New NNSA Chief ‘Categorically Rejects’ Suggestion That Agency Is ‘Failed Experiment’
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 6/13/2014 New National Nuclear Security Administration head Frank Klotz said this week that he “categorically rejects” the interim findings of a Congressionally mandated panel on governance of the nuclear enterprise… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]