Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 21 At Savannah River
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Court Agrees to Provide Government More Time on Possible New Hearing for Y-12 Protestors NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has approved the government’s request for an additional 30 days—until June 22—to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Senate Appropriators Call for New Uranium Science Institute
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 To aid nonproliferation efforts, the National Nuclear Security Administration would be directed to establish a new “Uranium Science Institute” under the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water… 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
Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Includes $345 Million For MOX Construction
Sen. Feinstein Calls MOX Project ‘Apex of Problems’ Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 While construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility is supported at a $345 million funding level in the Senate’s version of the Fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Would Slightly Plus Up Funding for NNSA Weapon Activities
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration would receive a total of $8.9 billion for weapons activities under the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, reported out of committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Declares ‘Code Blue’ at Pantex
Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 In an apparent sign of problems at the Pantex Plant, the National Nuclear Security Administration has declared a “code blue” at the site. The move came after an “issue or condition” was discovered… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Sandia Procurement Gets Rolling as NNSA Releases Sources Sought Notice
Lockheed Martin Contract Extended Through April 2017 Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The long-awaited procurement for the next contract to manage Sandia National Laboratories is moving forward, with the National Nuclear Security Administration releasing… 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 Responds to Congressional Advisory Panel Recommendations
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration this month submitted to Congress its response to a set of recommendations laid out by the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise.… 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
Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract to Be Awarded by August, Air Force Official Says
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The contract for the Long-Range Strike Bomber should be awarded this summer, the Air Force’s top acquisition official said late last week. “It’ll be done when it’s done, but I’m expecting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
House FY16 Defense Spending Bill Would Block Transfers Into Sea-Based Deterrent Fund
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 In contrast to their colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, House appropriators have proposed blocking funding from being transferred into the Sea-Based Deterrent Fund in their version of the FY 2016 defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Moving Forward With Competition for New Nevada National Security Site Contract
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration has begun gearing up to compete the management-and-operations contract for the Nevada National Security Site. This week, the agency announced in a presolicitation notice… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
CRS Report: A ‘Package of Options’ Is Needed to Meet Goal of 80 Plutonium Pits Per Year
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 A “package of options” must be assembled to meet the Congressionally mandated goal of producing 80 plutonium pits per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a Congressional Research Service… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
Nuclear Enterprise Stakeholders Meet at Pentagon with Senators, Top Air Force Officials
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 Members of Minot Task Force 21 met this week with North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven (R) and Heidi Heitkamp (D); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh; and Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
UPF Federal Project Director Eschenberg Stepping Down
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 John Eschenberg, who has served as the federal project director for the Oak Ridge Uranium Processing Facility for the past three years, informed friends and colleagues this week that he is leaving his leadership post at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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International
U.S. Considering Offensive and Defensive Capabilities to Counter Alleged INF Violation
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 5/22/2015 The United States is considering defensive and offensive capabilities if Russia does not return to compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up
IN THE DNFSB The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is scheduled to hold a public meeting at its Washington headquarters on June 3. Topics to be discussed during the meeting include an overview of planned responses to matters raised in recent Organizational… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]