Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 42

Non-Proliferation

U.S. Nuclear Experts Attach Little Significance to Putin’s Call for Further Arms Reductions

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 U.S. arms control advocates and nuclear deterrence experts alike are attaching little importance to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent calls for further arms control reductions, with some suggesting that the statements were largely an effort to improve Russia’s global image and political standing. “I think Russia is feeling some pressure […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    Decision on Kansas City Plant Contract Coming ‘Very Soon,’ NNSA Chief Says

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 With about 11 months left before Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies’ contract to run the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security Campus expires, NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz said this week that an announcement on the contract will come “very soon.” Honeywell’s contract to run the plant expires Sept. […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    G4S Government Solutions to be Bought by Private Equity Firm

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 G4S Government Solutions, the G4S subsidiary formerly known as the security contractor Wackenhut, will be sold to private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, LLC, NS&D Monitor has learned. The firm is an affiliate of Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services company. G4S, the massive international security […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DNFSB Vote Records Offer Insight Into Board Deliberations, Operations

    Member Sullivan Voted Against Emergency Preparedness Recommendation Mike Nartker and Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 Over the past two years, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board members have clashed on a number of issues, from a recent recommendation on emergency preparedness to the scope of the Board’s jurisdiction and access to Board information, according to notational […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    CNS Awards Subcontract to Bechtel National For UPF Construction

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 Consolidated Nuclear Security, the Bechtel-led team that took over management of Y-12 and Pantex in July, has awarded a no fee subcontract to its parent company Bechtel National, Inc. to build the Uranium Processing Facility, UPF Project Director Brian Reilly said in a message to employees this week. The approach […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    PEC Adds to Protest of DOE HSS Support Services Contract

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 Project Enhancement Corporation, the contractor protesting a Department of Energy technical and security support services contract for what was formally known as the Office of Health, Safety and Security, added several new complaints to its protest late last week, challenging DOE’s decision to quickly award the contract to Link Technologies […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    CB&I Names New MOX Project Manager as Trice Moves to Corporate Post

    Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 In a management change at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project this week, CB&I AREVA MOX Services has named David Del Vecchio as the next president and project manager while current project head Kelly Trice will be the new senior vice president for CB&I’s power division. Trice will remain […]

  • Innovation & Infrastructure

    IG: DOE Should Keep Strengthening Cybersecurity Program

    Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 The Department of Energy should take more steps to strengthen its cybersecurity program, DOE’s Office of Inspector General said in a report released this week. Cybersecurity has been a growing area of concern for the Department, especially after a 2013 breach of personal information of over 104,000 individuals. The IG […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    ATK Reviewing Merger with Orbital after Failed Rocket Launch

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 ATK senior managers are reviewing the planned merger of the company’s aerospace and defense divisions with Orbital Sciences after Orbital’s Antares rocket exploded during liftoff on Oct. 28 at Wallops Island, Va. ATK CEO Mark DeYoung delivered the information during the company’s Oct. 30 Q2 FY15 investor earnings conference call. […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    At Savannah River

    NRC Finds No MOX Violations in Third Quarter NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission found no violations or deviations for the period from July 1 through Sept. 30, 2014, the agency told contractor CB&I AREVA MOX Services in an Oct. 16 letter. The NRC releases quarterly reports on the project based on the findings […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    Disarmament Groups Call for U.S. Participation in Humanitarian Impacts Conference

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 The United States should participate in the upcoming Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, scheduled to be held in Vienna in early December, more than two dozen arms control advocates, nuclear policy experts, former U.S. government officials and leaders of peace and security organizations said in a letter sent […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    U.S. Votes Against Measure on Reducing High-Alert Status of Nukes in U.N. Commission Session

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 The United States unsuccessfully opposed a draft resolution calling for steps to reduce the high-alert status of nuclear weapon systems during a meeting of the First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly. The United States also voted against a resolution welcoming U.N. Secretary-General consideration of a range of views on […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    At Sandia

    Lab Completes Flight, Drop Tests on W88 Nuclear Warhead NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 Sandia National Laboratories has successfully completed flight and drop tests for a new variation of the W88 nuclear warhead, the lab said this week. The flight and drop tests for the W88 ALT 370 were conducted to validate designs, improve computer modeling and […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    At Pantex

    DOE IG Raises Concerns With Pantex Corrective Actions Systems NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 New Pantex Plant contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security should strengthen its corrective actions systems, the Department of Energy’s Inspector General said in an audit report released late last week. The IG found previous plant contractor B&W Pantex generally implemented corrective actions programs, including the […]

  • National Laboratories

    At Oak Ridge

    Spallation Neutron Source Runs Into More Problems NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 Problems keep mounting at the Spallation Neutron Source, with yet another target-vessel failure and lost research time at one of the Department of Energy’s top research facilities. On Oct. 27, just a week after the SNS was restarted following a couple of other significant problems, […]

  • Defense & Military

    Wrap Up: On the International Front, In the Air Force, In the Navy, In the NGOs

    NS&D Monitor 10/31/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT The Russian Navy this week successfully test-launched a newly developed unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Associated Press reports. The Yuri Dolguruky SSBN test-fired the Bulava missile under the surface of the Barents Sea, and warheads hit a predetermined target range in the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. […]

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