Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 23 At Oak Ridge
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National Laboratories
Sandia Facing Significant Fine from DOE for Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Sandia National Laboratories committed six violations of the Department of Energy’s classified information security requirements and is facing a proposed penalty of more than half a million dollars, according to… 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
Air Force: GBSD Currently Estimated to Cost $62B
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 The Air Force preliminarily estimates the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent will cost $62.3 billion from Fiscal Year 2015 to FY 2044 for development, procurement and military construction (MILCON), a service spokesperson… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Downblending Analyses for Surplus Plutonium ‘Rather Incomplete,’ Rep. Simpson Says
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Questioning recent studies finding that downblending and disposal of surplus plutonium would be significantly less expensive than completing the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, House Energy and Water Appropriations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Rep. Fleischmann: Poneman’s Centrus Appointment Shouldn’t Impact American Centrifuge Funding
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman’s appointment to lead Centrus Energy should not impact funding support from Congress for the American Centrifuge technology, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) said late… 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
House Appropriators ‘Confused’ about Navy’s Down-Selection on OR Technology
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Members of the House Appropriations Committee are “confused” about why the Navy “prematurely down-selected” to a “single material system” in 2014 to develop sonar bow domes for the Ohio-class… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
White House Opposes SASC Proposals to Ban Bomber Retirements and Increase LDRD Funding Cap
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 The White House has come out in opposition to sections of the Senate version of the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act that would impose restrictions on retirements of nuclear-capable bombers and increase the funding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Issues Notices of Violation to LANL, Proposes $247,500 Fine
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Los Alamos National Laboratory is facing a proposed fine of $247,500 and must take corrective action to address “three violations of DOE classified information security requirements” and an incident of “high… 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
U.S. Should Maintain Nuclear Triad, Former Defense Dept. Official Says
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 The United States should maintain a nuclear triad, a former Defense Department official said this week, emphasizing that the U.S. fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable bombers hedge the sea-based… 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
Former Y-12 Contractor B&W Technical Services Faces $150,000 DOE Fine
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Former Y-12 managing contractor B&W Technical Services Y-12 is facing a proposed fine of $150,000 from the Department of Energy due to six violations in two incidents that involved worker exposure to lithium hydride… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
DOE and ORNL Contractor Settle Radiological Release Investigation
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Oak Ridge National Laboratory managing contractor UT-Battelle has reached an agreement with the Department of Energy to pay $112,500 and complete a set of corrective actions following an investigation of radiation exposure… 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 6/5/2015 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT The failure of the 2015 Review Conference on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to result in any consensus final document does not indicate “any lessening of support” for the treaty and does not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]