Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 3 GAO TO HOLD HEARING ON Y-12/PANTEX PROTEST NEXT WEEK
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Budget & Policy
PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET ON MARCH 4
NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 The Obama Administration will release its Fiscal Year 2015 budget on March 4, about a month later than required by federal law. The release will come about a month earlier than last year—the Administration released its budget plans… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
DNFSB RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT EXIT STRATEGY FOR CMR FACILITY
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 A new report from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is raising questions about whether Los Alamos National Laboratory will be able to get out of the aging Chemistry and Metallurgy Research facility by 2019 as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SMALL BUSINESSES RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT NEW SUBCONTRACTING RULES
Kenneth Fletcher and Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 Some small businesses are concerned about the potential impacts of a provision passed by Congress last week that allows some subcontracts to be counted toward the Department of Energy’s small… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense & Military
DEFENSE SECRETARY HAGEL ORDERS REVIEWS OF AIR FORCE NUCLEAR MISSION
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a pair of reviews of the Air Force nuclear mission following the latest misstep involving the beleaguered service. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said nuclear commanders… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA DIRECTS FIVE-YEAR ‘LAY UP’ OF WASTE SOLIDIFICATION BUILDING
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 Given delays in the construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, the National Nuclear Security Administration has decided to “lay up” the Waste Solidification Building for five years as construction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
UK: REUSE REMAINS PREFERRED OPTION FOR SEPARATED PLUTONIUM
Jeremy Dillon NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has concluded that reusing its separated plutonium stock as fuel for potential new reactor technology remains the preferred disposition option, according to… 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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Non-Proliferation
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NUCLEAR MONITORING GAPS
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 The United States does not have the monitoring and verification capabilities necessary to keep track of the potential spread of nuclear weapons know-how growing around the world, according to a recent report by the Defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
SIZE OF U.S. NUCLEAR ARSENAL REMAINS STABLE ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 The size of the United States’ active nuclear arsenal has remained stable for the last year, according to a recent assessment published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that estimates about 4,650 nuclear warheads… 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
SCHEDULE FOR Y-12 LITHIUM FACILITY ACCELERATING NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration has its hands full with the Uranium Processing Facility, but there’s another new production facility at Y-12 in the early planning stages… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
WRAP UP: IN THE WHITE HOUSE, IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY
NS&D Monitor 1/24/2014 IN THE WHITE HOUSE The White House officially announced this week that President Obama would attend the third Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands in March. The announcement comes as no surprise considering it was Obama that established… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]