Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 31 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Draws Activists to National Lab Protests
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Innovation & Infrastructure
CNS Hopes to Make Business Case for Pantex Administrative Complex to NNSA by Sept.
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 Pantex/Y-12 contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security has completed an analysis of alternatives to pursue a business-case analysis of a new Pantex Administrative Support Complex (ASC) in a private-public lease… 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
Publication Notice
As is our annual practice, NS&D Monitor is taking a summer publication break and will not publish for the next two weeks. The next regular issue will be on your desk Aug. 28. Subscribers to the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing service will receive editions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Non-Proliferation
DOE Extends Due Date for MOX Red Team
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The Energy Department has extended its deadline for the red team reviewing options for disposal of tons of U.S. plutonium to report its findings to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz from Aug. 10 to Aug. 17, an NNSA… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
GBSD Scheduled to Reach IOC in FY ‘29
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The Air Force aims for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent to reach initial operational capacity with nine missiles by fiscal 2029, and to achieve full operating capacity with a force of 400 missiles in fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Confirms DNFSB Noms.
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joyce Connery and Joseph Hamilton as members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). Connery is leaving her post as director of nuclear energy policy within the National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT Indicates Interest in Sandia, Nevada Site M&O Contract Bids
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) Technical Services Group (TSG) is “positioning” for Department of Energy (DOE) work that could include management and operation of Sandia National Laboratories and other facilities,… 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
GAO: NNSA’s 25-Year Nuke Modernization Budget Estimate Up $17.6B Since Last Year
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) 2015 long-term budget estimate for its nuclear arms modernization programs has increased by $17.6 billion since last year, according to a Government Accountability… 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
NNSA Fines LANL for Violations of Classification Policies
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration fined Los Alamos National Security $192,500 for multiple violations of Energy Department classified information security requirements, according to a July 28 letter… 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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Contracts & Procurement
DOE IG: Certain National Security Campus Subcontracts Awarded Noncompetitively Without Justification
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 Several fiscal 2013 subcontracts at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) National Security Campus (NSC) in Kansas City, Mo., worth almost one-third of the total value of subcontracts reviewed by… 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
LANL to Resubmit ESS/JCO Following ‘Zero’ Damage Ratio Concerns for Waste Containers
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) intends to resubmit to the Department of Energy (DOE) Field Office the Evaluation of the Safety of the Situation/Justification for Continued Operations (ESS/JCO) concerning safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
HII Communicating with Govt. on How to Best Complete Work on Two Submarine Programs
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The concurrent timeline for building the Ohio Replacement ballistic missile submarine will impact the industrial base for the smaller Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, and Huntington Ingalls Industries… 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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International
U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Agreement Passes Congressional Review Period
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 Renewal of the 30-year-old U.S.-China civil nuclear cooperation agreement moved past the 90-day congressional review period on July 31, keeping the door open for U.S. private investment in the world’s… 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
Report: LRSB, Ohio Replacement, and GBSD Could Drive Cost Overruns in Nuclear Forces Funding
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 The United States’ Long-Range Strike Bomber, the Ohio-class submarine replacement, and the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) programs are the main fuel of potential budget overruns for the U.S. nuclear forces,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Y-12 Engineers Working to Stabilize Damaged Beam
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/7/2015 Structural engineers at the Y-12 National Security Complex have begun preliminary design work to stabilize a concrete beam found with vertical and horizontal cracks, according to a letter sent last month from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
At Oak Ridge
Y-12 Relocates Uranium Canning Operations Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/7/15 A high priority at the Y-12 National Security Complex is moving work out of the 9212 complex, the oldest and shakiest of the Oak Ridge plant’s production facilities. It appears,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Pantex
Pantex Union Workers to Vote on Contract Offer Saturday Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 8/7/15 After six months of negotiations, Consolidated Nuclear Security has reportedly made a best-and-final contract offer to the Metal Trades Council at the Pantex nuclear… 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
The 343rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB on July 28 became the first reserve aircrew to be qualified on the new combat network communications technology (CONECT) modification on the B-52, according to an Aug. 5 Air Force Global Strike Command press release. "As… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]