Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 14 At Oak Ridge
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Budget & Policy
House Lawmakers Raise Concerns About MOX Study
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Two members of the House Armed Services Committee, including South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson, are voicing concerns about the National Nuclear Security Administration’s decision to use The Aerospace Corporation… 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
DNFSB Acting General Counsel Placed on Administrative Leave
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Richard Reback, the acting general counsel of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, was placed on administrative leave last month after the Department of Energy revoked his security clearance, NS&D Monitor has… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Connery, Hamilton Emerge as Top Candidates to Fill DNFSB Slots
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 White House nuclear energy official Joyce Connery and nuclear industry veteran Bruce Hamilton have emerged as the top candidates to fill the two vacant spots on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, NS&D Monitor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
House Oversight Committee to Probe Former DOE Dep. Secretary’s Appointment at Centrus
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Questioning whether former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman complied with ethics guidelines and federal conflict-of-interest laws, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week launched… 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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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
More Details Emerge of B&W’s Spin-Off of Nuclear Businesses
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 As Babcock and Wilcox continues to move forward with plans to split into two businesses, additional details have emerged of the management structure intended for BWXT Technologies, which will consist of B&W’s nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense & Military
Air Force Continuing to Increase Attention on Nuclear Forces
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Senior Air Force leaders met this week to discuss nuclear command and control (C2) and how it fits in with national command and control structure as part of an ongoing quarterly roundtable aimed at discussing issues in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Defense & Military
AFNWC Creates Two New Directorates
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Ending months of speculation among industry executives, the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) reorganized on March 30, creating two new directorates in addition to its existing ICBM Systems Directorate (NI) in an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense & Military
Senate Confirms Robin Rand to Lead Global Strike
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Gen. Robin Rand will move from his job as commander of Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to command Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) sometime this summer. He was confirmed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
SEAB Task Force: DOE Labs ‘Choking’ on Burdensome Requirements
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy’s national laboratories are “choking” on a “proliferation of duplicative and burdensome” requirements, according to a Secretary of Energy Advisory Board task force… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
U.S., Russian Stockpiles Dip in Latest New START Treaty Declaration
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 After spiking in the fall, the size of U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles has dipped again, according to the latest New START Treaty data released by the State Department this week. The April 1 declaration revealed that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
SSP Awards Lockheed Martin $59M Undefinitized Trident Contract
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) awarded Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training a not-to-exceed $59 million undefinitized sole-source contract action for Trident 2 D5 Navigation Subsystem Strategic Systems Program… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Centerra Acquires Gregg Protection Services
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 Department of Energy security contractor Centerra Group recently purchased Gregg Protection Services in its first major acquisition after becoming a privately held company. Gregg Protection Services was founded in 1997… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Non-Proliferation
As NPT Parties Prepare for RevCon, Russia-U.S. Relations Tamper Disarmament Prospects
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 While five diplomats agreed during last week’s Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference that the upcoming Review Conference (RevCon) of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty would be successful, Russia’s annexation… 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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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Savannah River
NRC: No Issues on MOX Project During 2014 NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project a clean bill of health for the fifth straight year. In a report released last month, the NRC said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 4/3/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY The consulting firm Longenecker & Associates has hired Martin Schneider as Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, effective April 16. Schneider last served as CEO for ExchangeMonitor Publications and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]