Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 37 At Oak Ridge
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Adds General Atomics to Mo-99 Cost-Sharing Agreement
Jeremy L. Dillon NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration said this week it has entered into a new cooperative agreement to help finance General Atomics’ molybdenum-99 production technology. The agreement, including a $9.7… 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
Former Y-12 Employee Files Retaliation Complaint Against BWXT
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 A former employee at the Y-12 National Security Complex filed a legal complaint last Friday against former Y-12 managing contractor BWX Technologies (BWXT) alleging he was unlawfully fired as retaliation for reporting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
House Passes NDAA that Champions NNSA Upgrades
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016 yesterday in a 270-156 vote that authorizes President Barack Obama’s total $611.9 billion request… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
House-Approved FY ’16 NDAA Would Authorize $345M for MOX; Program Still Faces Challenges
Senate to Vote on Bill Next Week Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 Amid Capitol Hill rumblings of a possible cancellation of the beleaguered Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 passed this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress Passes 10-Week Continuing Resolution That Fixes NNSA Funding at FY 2015 Level
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 Congress this week passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government through Dec. 11 at fiscal 2015 enacted levels and prevents a government shutdown. The CR, which President Barack Obama signed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Pantex Labor Negotiations Put on Pause
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 Days after a federal mediator intervened to facilitate labor negotiations between the contractor of the Pantex Plant and unionized workers, negotiations have been temporarily paused. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation… 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
HASC Chair Asks DOE to Re-Evaluate Pantex Workers’ Benefits, Blasts “Deplorable” Plant Facilities
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to re-evaluate the benefits package at the heart of the strike at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant and calling for special attention… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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National Laboratories
LLNL Pays $37.3M to Settle Lawsuit from Laid-Off Workers
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) said this week it will pay a group of former employees $37.25 million in contract damages to settle a lawsuit in which 130 workers claimed they were unfairly laid off… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Inspecting Criticality Safety Incident at BWXT Facility
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced last Friday it is inspecting BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) Lynchburg, Va., fuel facility following the discovery of a criticality safety incident. The NRC is investigating… 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
NNSA: U.S. Team to Visit Category I Foreign Site Hosting HEU Within 6 Months
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 A U.S. interagency nonproliferation team that for over two decades did not conduct physical security visits to 11 foreign nuclear sites containing thousands of kilograms of U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) plans… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
NNSA Seeks Industry Comments on Draft RFP for Nonproliferation Project
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking industry comments on a draft request for proposal for design, integration, construction, communication, and engineering (DICCE2) services in support of the… 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
NNSA Repatriates Russian-Origin HEU, Making Uzbekistan HEU-Free
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Material Management and Minimization returned the final 5 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel from a research reactor in Uzbekistan… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
Former LLNL Director Honored With New Award
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/2/2015 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) this week honored former director John Foster with the newly established John S. Foster Jr. Medal at the Center for International and Strategic Studies. The medal will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
LLNL Executive Killed in Accident Kathy Baker, chief financial officer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was killed last week when an elderly woman drove an SUV into a gym where Baker was participating in a class. Five other people suffered nonfatal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Wrap Up
IN THE NAVY The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) Nuclear Operations Group an undisclosed number of contracts worth $34.5 million for nuclear reactor component… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]