Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 41 Feinstein Pitches More Congressional Meetings with Lab Directors
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Nevada
NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 NSTec Names New President The company that manages the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) on Wednesday announced that it was promoting an executive to the position of president. National Security Technologies (NSTec) Vice President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Y-12
NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 Charges Filed in Y-12 Security Breach A 34-year-old Clinton, Tenn., man remains in jail in lieu of $25,000 bond on charges related to his alleged breach of security Oct. 22 at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge. A Sessions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
EM Pondering How Shutdown of ACP at Piketon Will Be Funded
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/30/2015 The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management has started communicating with other government bodies about how shutting down the Piketon, Ohio, portion of the American Centrifuge Project (ACP) will be paid… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress Approves Two-Year Budget Deal
Chris Schneidmiller NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 The two-year budget agreement approved by Congress this week opens the door for increased spending on Department of Energy nuclear weapons operations. House lawmakers on Wednesday voted 266-167 in favor of the Bipartisan… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Federal Officials Warn of Dirty Bomb Detection Shortcomings
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 Officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies, national laboratories, and industry were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to emphasize the need to ramp up monitoring of radiological materials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
More Penalties May Loom for Y-12 Shipping Error
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration has not commented on whether it has taken punitive actions against Consolidated Nuclear Security, the management and operations contractor at the Y-12 site, for a… 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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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy Will Protect Ohio Replacement Program if Hit By Yearlong CR
Valerie Insinna Defense Daily 10/30/2015 If a yearlong continuing resolution (CR) is enacted, the Navy will pull out all stops to protect the Ohio replacement program and keep it on schedule, but not all programs will be as lucky, a top Navy official said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Northrop Grumman Files Away With Next-Gen Bomber Contract
Dan Parsons Defense Daily 10/30/2015 Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been chosen to build the Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber, a major aircraft manufacturing contract that is worth an estimated $80 billion. The incumbent manufacturer of the… 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
Nominations Accepted for Johnny Foster Award
The ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums is accepting nominations for the Johnny Foster Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Eighth Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, scheduled for Feb. 16-19, 2016, in Arlington, Va. The award is named… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
LANL Team Joins Jordan Field Exercise to Evaluate CTBT Development Progress
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 A team of five Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) staffers that joined over 200 experts from 44 countries to conduct an on-site field exercise in Jordan late last year to evaluate progress in developing the Comprehensive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up
Westinghouse to Acquire CB&I Nuclear Construction Business Westinghouse Electric announced on Tuesday that it will acquire CB&I Stone and Webster, the nuclear construction and integrated services business of CB&I. The merger excludes the Mixed Oxide… 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
At Sandia
NS&D Monitor 10/30/2015 Contractor Criticality Safety Infraction Reported at Sandia A contractor in September caused a criticality safety breach that forced the evacuation of a section of the Sandia National Laboratories, according to a Defense Nuclear Facilities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]