Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 31 Publication Notice
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Budget & Policy
NNSA Governance Advisory Panel Likely to Call for Strengthening NNSA Within DOE
Recommendation Would Avoid Call For Drastic Move to DoD, Independent Agency Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 The Congressional advisory panel on the governance of the nuclear security enterprise is solidifying the recommendations it will make in its final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
S.C. Lawmakers Optimistic on MOX; Moniz Wants Sustained Funding
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 AIKEN, S.C.—Lawmakers gathered at the Savannah River Site early this week voiced optimism about keeping construction going on the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project in Fiscal Year 2015, but Energy Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Nuclear Weapons Council Formally Commits to LANL Modular Pu Strategy
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 The Nuclear Weapons Council has formally committed to build two modular structures to help sustain Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium capabilities, opening the door to freeing up approximately $90 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
U.S. Formally Accuses Russia of Violating INF Treaty
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 As the State Department released its annual compliance report this week, formally accusing Russia of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Congressional lawmakers urged the Obama Administration to… 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
Senate Appropriators Warn NNSA Over Future Contract Consolidation
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 Language in the Senate Appropriations Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations Act unveiled last week includes a subtle warning to the National Nuclear Security Administration about future… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA, Los Alamos in Negotiations on Contract Mod to Include Penalties for Cost Overruns
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 Los Alamos National Laboratory contractor Los Alamos National Security, LLC, could soon be on the hook for cost overruns on major projects, according to documents obtained by NS&D Monitor. According to a March 25-28… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Harvard Report Calls for Boost to Nonproliferation Spending
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 A new report from Harvard University’s Belfer Center criticizes the Obama Administration for backing off its nuclear nonproliferation plans and calls on Congress to restore at least $100 million in nonproliferation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
ORNL Exercises Option to Keep USEC ACP Work Going Through March 2015
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 USEC’s contract with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to continue work on the American Centrifuge Project has been formally extended through March of next year as the lab this week exercised a $41.6 million six-month… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Judge Denies ConverDyn Request for Injunction Against DOE Uranium Transfers
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 A federal judge this week denied a request from the uranium conversion services ConverDyn for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Department of Energy from moving forward with planned transfers of excess uranium while… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Protesters From Y-12 Break-In Release Statement on Anniversary of Security Breach
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 The second anniversary of the July 28, 2012, security breach that radically transformed the Y-12 National Security Complex and had an impact on security throughout the government enterprise passed this week, and the three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Abruptly Changes Management at Berkeley Site Office
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 With no explanation, the Department of Energy abruptly changed the management of the DOE Berkley Site Office late last week. Paul Golan was named acting director, replacing Aundra Richards, who had headed up the Berkley… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
DOE IG Raps NNSA, LANL, Sandia for Poor Project Mgmt. on Nuclear Detonation Sensor Program
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 The delivery of key nuclear detonation sensor equipment for use on Air Force satellites has been jeopardized by poor project management at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, according to a Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
In Memoriam: Joseph Bader
NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Member Joseph Bader passed away this week at the age of 75. Bader had served on the DNFSB since 2004, and previously held executive and senior management positions at several companies, including… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
Senior Analyst Alleges Retaliation in Firing Over Publication of Nuclear Abolition Article NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 A senior nonproliferation analyst at Los Alamos National Laboratory says he was fired by the lab in retaliation for a report that aligns with President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
DNFSB Reveals Concerns About Maintaining Y-12 Uranium Facilities NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration has so far refused to release a copy of the annual assessment of Y-12’s old production facilities, but a recently released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: In Congress
NS&D Monitor 8/1/2014 IN CONGRESS The Senate is continuing to slowly confirm the Obama Administration’s nuclear nominees, clearing Brian McKeon as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy this week. He was confirmed by voice vote. McKeon,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]