Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 4 TENSIONS AT DNFSB AS SATISFACTION RAPIDLY DECLINES, IG PROBES CONCERNS
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International
OBAMA STATE OF THE UNION: GIVE NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY A CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN IRAN
NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 In a stern warning to Congress against additional Iran sanctions, President Obama drew on the Administration’s arms control and nuclear security record to bolster the case for American diplomacy with Iran in his State of the Union… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
NNSA RELEASES DETAILED FY 2013 FEE INFO FOR WEAPONS COMPLEX SITES
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration this week released the detailed Fiscal Year 2013 Performance Evaluation Reports for its eight sites, shedding light on what its contractors did well—and not so well—during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
AIR FORCE CHEATING SCANDAL WIDENS; SECRETARY SEES ‘SYSTEMIC’ PROBLEMS
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 As the number of Air Force officers implicated in a cheating scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana grew to 92 this week, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James suggested the service was suffering from “systemic”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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International
LAWMAKERS GRILL ADMIN. OVER REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL NUKE DEALS
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 With negotiations ongoing on a number of civil nuclear agreements, lawmakers pressed Obama Administration officials this week on the need for more Congressional oversight of such deals. While the agreements, known as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
GAO HEARING ON Y-12/PANTEX PROTEST DELAYED UNTIL FEB. 3
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 A Government Accountability Office hearing on a protest of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12/Pantex award by Babcock & Wilcox-led Nuclear Production Partners (NP2) has been pushed back until… 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
REPORT SUGGESTS RUSSIA VIOLATING INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR TREATY
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 Russia has begun testing a new cruise missile that violates the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, according to a news report this week. The New York Times reported Jan. 30 that acting Under Secretary of State… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
USEC, DOE LAUNCH NEW EXTENSION OF AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE R&D PROGRAM
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 USEC and the Department of Energy this week launched a nearly three-month extension of a cost-share program supporting USEC’s American Centrifuge technology during which additional tests will be performed. The… 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
SENTENCING FOR Y-12 PROTESTERS TAKES SURPRISING TURN DUE TO SNOW
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 A stunning event that took place on July 28, 2012 took another stunning turn this week when the sentencing hearing for the three Y-12 protesters was postponed as it neared its conclusion because of surprising snowfall… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
B&W PANTEX ACCUSES PANTEX GUARDS UNION OF INTENTIONAL ‘SICK-OUT’
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 The Pantex Guards Union said this week it will seek to reinstate 11 security officers who were fired by contractor B&W Pantex after the company claimed they engaged in a “sick-out” and failed to report… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
JAPAN AGREES TO RETURN 730 POUNDS OF PLUTONIUM TO UNITED STATES
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 The United States has finally secured an agreement with Japan for Tokyo to transfer 730 pounds of plutonium to the U.S., according to Japanese news reports. An announcement of the agreement is expected to come during the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB CLOSES 2009 RISK ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATION
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board this week closed a 2009 recommendation on policies and standards related to quantitative risk assessment methodologies in the Department of Energy complex. In December, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
AT PANTEX
WIND FARM ON SCHEDULE FOR JULY START NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 Pantex Plant officials anticipate the plant’s new wind farm, the federal government’s largest, will be operational in July and will generate enough power to provide more than 65 percent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
AT KANSAS CITY
HONEYWELL LOOKING TO TRIM WORKFORCE BY 84 EMPLOYEES NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 Kansas City Plant contractor Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies is planning to trim its workforce by 84 employees, a spokesperson said this week. Honeywell spokeswoman… 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
AT OAK RIDGE
Y-12 STABILIZES WEEPING CYLINDERS AT BETA-2E NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 An unusual and potentially tricky situation in Y-12’s Beta-2E facility—where warhead parts are assembled and disassembled and inspected for quality—has apparently been stabilized… 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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Budget & Policy
WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY
NS&D Monitor 1/31/2014 IN CONGRESS The Senate Armed Services Committee cleared the nomination of Madelyn Creedon, the Obama Administration’s pick to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, this week, though… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]