Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 33 34 Sailors Expelled After Naval Reactors Cheating Investigation
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Budget & Policy
CNS Outlines Guidance for Operating Under Continuing Resolution
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 Fiscal Year 2015 is still a month away, but Consolidated Nuclear Security is making preparations for what’s likely to come: a Continuing Resolution. CNS, the managing contractor for the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear production… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Estimate for First Phase of New LANL Pu Strategy Set at $2 Billion
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 The first phase of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s new strategy to upgrade its plutonium facilities will cost about $2 billion, according to a new cost estimate approved last week by Deputy Energy Secretary Dan… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
With Decision Looming, Moniz Gives Little Sense of Plans for KC M&O Contract
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Department of Energy appears to be on the verge of making a decision on whether or not to compete the Kansas City Plant contract, but Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz gave little sense of the path… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA: Kansas City Governance Model to be More Broadly Employed Across Complex
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 KANSAS CITY, Mo.—National Nuclear Security Administration chief Frank Klotz said here late last week that he plans to reinvigorate plans to employ the Kansas City governance model more broadly across the weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Warhead & Weapons Development
DOE IG Raises Questions About Sandia Neutron Generator Production
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 Sandia National Laboratories may have trouble meeting neutron generator production requirements in the future, according to a Department of Energy Inspector General report released this week. The audit report calls into… 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
Held Returns to DOE After Summer Vacation
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 After a two-and-a-half-month summer vacation, former acting National Nuclear Security Administration chief Bruce Held returned this week to the Department of Energy. Held’s title will apparently remain the same—associate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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International
Article Calls for Increased NATO Focus on Deterrence
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 An Atlantic Council/Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security issue brief urges NATO to renew its focus on nuclear deterrence, calling nuclear weapons a “’core element of’ the Alliance’s… 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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Warhead & Weapons Development
Construction Completed on High Explosives Pressing Facility at Pantex
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 Construction has been largely completed on the Pantex Plant’s new High Explosives Pressing Facility and Y-12/Pantex contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security is expected to take possession of the building next month,… 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
IG: NNSA’s Radiological Emergency Response ‘Generally’ In State of Readiness
Report Initially Blocked From Public Release Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 While the National Nuclear Security Administration’s management of the response program to radiological emergencies is “generally” in a state of readiness,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Hill AFB Seeks Input for Reentry Field Support Equipment
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico will host an industry day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 4 to discuss a Reentry System Field Support Equipment (RFSE) Request for Information and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Non-Proliferation
Contract Mod Fosters Compliance with New START
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a sole-source contract modification that will assist the United States SSBN program in becoming New START compliant. The Defense Department Monday announced a $7.6 million addition to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
INTERVIEW: Air Force Maj. Gen. Harencak Discusses Morale Improvement Efforts, Modernization
The following interview with Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, the Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10), was conducted by Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Reporter Brian Bradley. NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 There’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
At Los Alamos
FAS Pushes for Reinstatement of LANL Scientist NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 The Federation of American Scientists is calling on Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to reinstate Los Alamos nonproliferation analyst James Doyle, who was fired earlier this summer in retaliation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
At Oak Ridge
NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 Seismic Activity in Oak Ridge Could be More Severe Than Previously Thought New data from the U.S. Geologic Survey suggests that seismic activity in Oak Ridge might be more severe than previously predicted. The information was released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: In the Industry, In the DNFSB
NS&D Monitor 8/29/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Bechtel executive Kim Cassara is joining Los Alamos National Laboratory as its associate director for Project Management starting Oct. 1, LANL Director Charlie McMillan said in a message to employees earlier this month.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]