Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 17 Orbital ATK Still Collaborating with Company from CTR Era
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
Lab, Guards Union Agree to Extend Bargaining Talks by 60 Days NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 Los Alamos National Laboratory and its protective force workers will have another two months to hash out a new collective bargaining agreement after the lab and union agreed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
HASC Subcommittee Markup Would Give Congress More Oversight of LRSB
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 Congress would increase oversight of the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRSB) program if legislation reported to the full House Armed Services Committee this week makes its way into the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/24/2014 A Congressional hearing could be on tap on former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman’s new position as CEO of uranium enrichment firm Centrus Energy Corp., House Oversight and Government Reform Interior Subcommittee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 House lawmakers are pushing for all of the members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to have a greater say in senior staffing decisions. Language in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
UPF Fully Funded in House Approps, but Questions Remain About Cost
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The newly redesigned Uranium Processing Facility might be in jeopardy of breaching its $6.5 billion cost cap, according to the report accompanying the House version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
HASC-SF Endorses Some Recommendations of Governance Panel
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 In what amounts to a partial endorsement of the recommendations of the Congressionally mandated National Nuclear Security Administration governance panel, the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee this… 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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Budget & Policy
New Report: MOX Could Cost $52 Billion to Build, Run Plant
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 It could cost nearly $52 billion to complete the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and run it while downblending and disposing of surplus weapons-grade plutonium would be a significantly cheaper approach, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force to Remove 50 Boosters from MM3 Launch Facilities
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 Air Force Global Strike Command plans to start in May removing 50 Minuteman 3 boosters from launch facilities across the missile fleet in compliance with the New START Treaty, though it is unclear if and how, exactly,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
B-52 Reengining RFP Expected This Summer
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The Air Force plans to release an RFP for re-engining the B-52 this summer, and is planning to convert some of the planes to tankers, a top service official said this week. “We think we’ll have some data to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Budget & Policy
House Version of NDAA Would Prohibit Funding for Fixed Radiological Portal Monitors
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 A National Nuclear Security Administration program to install radiation detection equipment at borders, airports and seaports around the world would take a big hit under a provision in the House version of the Fiscal Year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Savings Rolling in at Y-12/Pantex, but is Consolidation Model Applicable Elsewhere?
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 Consolidated Nuclear Security, the Bechtel-led team that took over management of the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants last year, is saving approximately $2 million a week under its cost-savings plan, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Life Extension Programs
House Appropriators Concerned About NNSA LEP Workload
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 House appropriators are concerned that a heavy workload on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons program could endanger the agency’s modernization efforts. In the report accompanying… 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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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
HASC Subcommittee Markup Authorizes More Money, Powers for Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The House Armed Services Seapower & Projection Forces Subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes the transfer of $1.4 billion into the Sea-Based Deterrence Fund from Navy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
President Could Be Required to Start R&D to Counter Russia’s Alleged INF Violation
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 President Barack Obama would be required to begin research and development of counter-force and countervailing U.S. responses to Russia’s reported violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987,… 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
Nuclear Triad Maintained at $9-$25B Deficit
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The Nuclear Enterprise reviews completed last year showed that the triad is running at a $9 to $25 billion recapitalization and sustainment deficit—not including bombers and ballistic missile submarines—a shortfall… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 House lawmakers are asking the Department of Energy for a plan to transfer excess facilities held by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Office of Environmental Management for cleanup. Both House authorizers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
House Appropriators Raise Questions About Continuing American Centrifuge Project
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 House appropriators cut in half the Obama Administration’s $100 million Fiscal Year 2016 request for work to sustain the American Centrifuge uranium enrichment technology, but provided reprogramming authority to… 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
Expert: Disarmament, WMD-Free Zone, Modernization to Be Discussion Topics at Upcoming RevCon
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The 2015 Review Conference (RevCon) for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty starts on Monday at UN Headquarters in New York, and treaty advocates expect disarmament and a WMD-free zone in the Middle East to dominate discussions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
CNS Combines Tech Transfer Functions at Y-12, Pantex
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 Consolidated Nuclear Security is combining the technology-transfer functions at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants into a single organization. CNS took over management of the two plants under a single management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Oak Ridge
Former OST Supervisor Indicted on Fraud Charges NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 A former program manager at the Department of Energy’s Office of Secure Transportation’s Oak Ridge command has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly falsifying travel… 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 Pantex
DOE Finds Weaknesses in Pantex Emergency Response Procedures NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 The Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessments was critical of a Pantex emergency response exercise, identifying several weaknesses with the procedure in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]