Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 38 Y-12 Storage of Hazardous Materials Under Scrutiny
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Non-Proliferation
Aero. Pt. 2 Reasserts that MOX Cost Much Greater than Primary Alternative
Top Officials Say Dilution and Disposal Cheaper, More Practical Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 Future costs and risks to build the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility are significantly greater than those associated with a dilute-and-dispose approach… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Sends NDAA to White House
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2016 passed the Senate this week in a 70-27 vote, moving the bill – identical to the version passed by the House of Representatives last week – to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Pantex Workers, CNS Reach Labor Agreement
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 An agreement has been reached between Pantex Plant contract manager Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) and the union representing site workers, CNS announced over the weekend. More than 1,000 workers at the nuclear-weapon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Negotiators Prepare for Y-12 Contract Talks
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 With the strike at the Pantex Plant settled, Consolidated Nuclear Security will now join the Atomic Trades and Labor Council at the negotiating table in an effort to work out a new long-term labor contract for crafts workers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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National Laboratories
Oak Ridge Lab Workers Approve New Contract
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 Unionized workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Wednesday ratified a new five-year labor contract, which includes pay raises in each of the years and a $1,000 signing bonus. Steve Jones, president of the Atomic Trades… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Reports Identify Problems, Improvement at DNFSB
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) faces employee morale, recruitment, and retention challenges in the next year, according to a report released earlier this month by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission… 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
NNSS In Compliance with DOE Environmental Standards
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) complied with Department of Energy (DOE) regulations and environmental standards in calendar year 2014, according to the NNSS Environmental Report prepared by site managing contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE IG: B&W Y-12 Audit Identifies $1.5M in Unresolved Subcontract Costs
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is questioning $1.5 million in “unresolved” subcontract costs with the contractor that managed and operated the Y-12 National Security Complex from 2000 and 2014, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE IG: LANS Audit Identifies Over $500K in Unresolved Subcontract Costs
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is questioning $526,562 in “questioned and unresolved” subcontract costs from fiscal 2013 with the company that manages and operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL),… 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 Sandia Labs Employee to Pay $32K in Restitution for Embezzlement
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 A former Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) employee must pay over $32,000 in restitution as part of her sentence for embezzling money from the Department of Energy. Theresa Romero, a former office administrative assistant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
NNSA Lab Projects Compete for R&D 100 Awards
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 Eighteen projects from National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) labs, some of which feature nuclear deterrence and stockpile stewardship applications, have been chosen by an independent panel of judges as finalists… 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
Activist Says He Got FBI Terror Team Visit Over Y-12 Pics
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 Ralph Hutchison, coordinator of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance for decades and a nationally known peace activist, said he got a home visit on Monday from agents who identified themselves as members of the FBI’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Los Alamos
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 EM Commits to Competing LANL Cleanup Contract The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management on Oct. 2 officially announced that it intends to open for competition the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s post-fiscal… 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 Nevada
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 NSTec Extends 30 Union Contracts at Nevada Site Contracts for the 30 unions representing personnel at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) have been extended, facility management and operations contractor National Security Technologies… 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
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced this week that Rex Geveden will become the company’s chief operating officer later this month. Starting Oct. 26, Geveden will execute BWXT’s government and commercial nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]