Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 11 FAS Report: U.S. Contains 7,100 Total Warheads
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force to Award Multiple Contracts for GBSD’s TMRR Phase
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 The Air Force plans to award multiple contracts for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent’s (GBSD’s) Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase, and will down-select for the Engineering & Manufacturing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Administrator: UPF On Schedule and On Budget
Senate Appropriators Suggest Hard Decisions Await NNSA Budget Request Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 National Nuclear Security Administration chief Frank Klotz told Senate appropriators this week that the Uranium Processing Facility planned for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums Acquired by Access Intelligence
NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums was acquired this week by Access Intelligence, LLC, a business-to-business media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the chemical, defense, satellite, aviation, cable,… 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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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Former DOE Deputy Secretary’s New Spot at Centrus Energy Raises Concern on Capitol Hill
Kenneth Fletcher and Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 The appointment of former Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman as the new President and CEO of uranium enrichment firm Centrus Energy Corp. is causing concerns among some on Capitol Hill. During… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Awards OST Support Services Contracts to Three Small Businesses
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration awarded a trio of Office of Secure Transportation support services contracts to small business-led teams last month. The NNSA last year decided to break the OST support services… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
CNO Seeking to Find Specific Vehicle to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 Will the Navy fund the Ohio-class Replacement (OR) through its shipbuilding budget, through a separate Navy fund, or through the larger Defense Department account? Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert on March… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Warhead & Weapons Development
‘Problem’ With High Explosive Driving W88 Warhead CHE Refresh
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 A decision to replace the conventional high explosive (CHE) in the W88 warhead as part of a planned alteration was largely driven by a “problem” with the warhead rather than timing and workforce issues, Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
State Dept. Official: Russian Defense Policy Poses Challenge to Disarmament
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 A “new Russian security doctrine” which “explicitly reprioritizes” nuclear forces poses a direct challenge to bilateral disarmament efforts, but the U.S. remains open to engaging Russia on a range… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
New Uranium Strategy Completed by Y-12 Contractor; MAR Reduction Efforts Underway
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration wants Y-12 contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security to double the rate of purified metal production in Building 9212 in an effort to reduce the Material at Risk (MAR) in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Electric Boat Earns Another Contract Mod Involving Ohio-Class Replacement Work
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded Electric Boat a $24.3 million modification to a November 2010 sole-source submarine research and development contract, according to a March 6 Defense Department announcement.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
Last Remaining Observer Group at Conference on Disarmament Abandons U.N. Forum
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 Interest in the Conference on Disarmament has waned in recent years as progress on disarmament issues has stagnated, and one of the last remaining observers of the forum is calling it quits. The Women’s International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Y-12/Pantex Contractor Addresses Benefits Concerns
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 Consolidated Nuclear Security has acknowledged that implementation of benefit changes at Y-12 and Pantex has not gone as planned or hoped, but a top official recently sent a message to thousands of workers promising to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Pantex
Pantex Changing Procedures After Technician Receives ‘Higher Than Anticipated’ Dose NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 The Pantex Plant is bolstering its procedures after an instrument technician was exposed to a “higher than anticipated” radiation… 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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National Laboratories
At Sandia
Sandia Finalizes a Pair of Management Changes NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 Sandia National Laboratories recently finalized a pair of management changes, naming Marianne Walck the head of its California campus and appointing James Peery as its new vice president… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Y-12 Contractor Adjusts Some UPF Design Contracts NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 As the design work on the Uranium Processing Facility transitions to management under Bechtel National via a subcontract with Consolidated Nuclear Security, there have been changes in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 3/13/2015 IN THE NNSA Deputy Energy Secretary Liz Sherwood-Randall made her first trip to the Savannah River Site in her current position last week, quietly visiting a variety of facilities. Among the stops on Sherwood-Randall’s tour was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]