Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 27 At Savannah River
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
GAO Critical of NNSA Lack of ‘Vision’ for Security After Y-12 Incident
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Contracts & Procurement
New Y-12/Pantex Contractor: Workforce to Remain ‘Dynamic,’ But Further Layoffs Hopefully Avoided
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, formally took over management of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 and Pantex production plants this week, and while the workforce at both sites… 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
Status of Inspector General Investigation of DNFSB Management Unclear
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 More than six months after an investigation into operations at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board began and then had to be curtailed, it’s unclear whether that investigation has picked up again. The Postal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Won’t Penalize CNS For Departure of Key Personnel
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration will not punish new Y-12/Pantex contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security for several major changes involving key personnel, NNSA Production Office Manager Steve Erhart said this… 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
DOE Nominees Pending Confirmation Continue Waiting Game
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 Nine Department of Energy nominees remain in a sort of limbo with the Senate confirmation process gridlocked, and with Republicans still smarting over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s use of the nuclear option… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
A Year After Pausing Plutonium Operations, Two-Thirds of Los Alamos PF-4 Work Back Up
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 Los Alamos National Laboratory has resumed about two-thirds of work at its Plutonium Facility after operations were shut down a year ago due to criticality safety and conduct of operations issues, a senior laboratory official… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
USEC Share Price Quadruples, Additional $2.5 M in Funding Approved
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 USEC’s stock share price saw a rapid rise this week, quadrupling on the heels of notice of additional $2.5 million in funding for American Centrifuge, though the program still only has enough money for about another… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 Y-12 Oxide Conversion Facility Runs for First Time in More Than a Year For the first time in more than a year, the problem-plagued Oxide Conversion Facility has been successfully operated at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
Laboratory, Laid Off Employees to Appeal Age Discrimination Trial Verdicts NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 The ongoing battle over a 2008 layoff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees isn’t likely to be over any time soon. A group of workers split… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
Wrap Up: In the Air Force, In the Industry
NS&D Monitor 7/3/2014 IN THE AIR FORCE As part of a push to improve its nuclear mission, Air Force Global Strike Command has established an assistant director of operations at its missile squadrons in an effort to foster better communication between young… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]