Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 15 White House Officially Nominates Connery, Hamilton to DNFSB Slots
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy Report to Congress: OR Could ‘Severely’ Degrade Shipbuilding Industrial Base, Absent Relief
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 If the Navy does not receive additional funding for the Ohio-class Replacement (OR), the next-generation ballistic missile submarine would consume about half of the shipbuilding budget during procurement, the shipbuilding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
DoD Eyes Competition for Bomber Upgrades
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 The Defense Department plans to compete individual upgrades for the long-range strike bomber (LRSB), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall said during a Pentagon press briefing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
SEAB Task Force Urges Increased Funding for Nonprolif. Work
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 The Obama Administration should increase spending on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nonproliferation work to help the program prepare to address evolving threats, a Secretary of Energy Advisory Board… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy SSP to Award Sole-Source Contract for Trident 2 Engineering and Assessment
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 Navy Strategic Systems Programs intends to award a sole-source contract to Alexandria, Va.-based Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., (SPA) to provide systems engineering and technical assessment of the Trident 2 Submarine-Launched… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Makes Final Award Under CORAL Supercomputing Initiative
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 The Department of Energy made this week the third and final award under a supercomputer collaboration, awarding a $200 million contract for a supercomputer to be built at Argonne National Laboratory. The supercomputer,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
U.S. Officials Meet with Vatican Officials ahead of NPT RevCon
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, joined Madelyn Creedon, Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, April 9 for the first… 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
IAEA, NNSA to Work with Jamaican Government in HEU-to-LEU Conversion
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 The International Atomic Energy Agency and National Nuclear Security Administration will support the Jamaican government in converting the Caribbean’s only research reactor from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Non-Proliferation
Russian Delegate to UN Disarmament Commission: US Missile Defense Destroys Disarmament
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 A Russian delegate told the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC) on April 7 that the United States deployment of a global missile defense system destroys disarmament prospects. The words from the delegate, Olga… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
DNFSB Reveals More Details on SRS Puncture Incident Investigation NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 A puncture incident earlier this year at the Savannah River Site’s Tritium Facilities occurred because the site’s managing contractor, Savannah River Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
Livermore Age Discrimination Lawsuit Mediation Ongoing This Week NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory officials and lawyers for 130 workers laid off from the lab in 2008 ended an initial mediation session this week without a settlement… 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
Several Companies Interested in Supplying Y-12 With Depleted Uranium NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 Consolidated Nuclear Security, the government’s managing contractor at Y-12, said this week that it has received “several” responses to a notice issued… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 4/10/2015 IN CONGRESS Rep. Chuck Fleischmann has been named the vice chairman of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, giving the Tennessee Republican more clout on the powerful panel. Fleischmann’s district includes the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]