Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 46 Y-12 Fixing Corrosion in HEUMF Fire Protection System
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National Laboratories
DOE IG: Corrective Action Documentation Issues at Los Alamos Field Office
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 Deficiencies in the issues management program at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has led to ineffective tracking of corrective actions and inconsistent documentation,… 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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Plutonium Pit Production
SRNS to Boost MOX Feed Production After Reduced Work Phase
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) and the Department of Energy plan to ramp up production of plutonium oxide feed to support the nation’s MOX method of plutonium disposition. The feedstock, which will be produced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
GAO Finds Budget Alignment Issues in Nuke Modernization Estimates
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 The Department of Energy’s (DOE) internal estimates for the long-term cost of nuclear weapons modernization operations exceed by over $4 billion President Barack Obama’s projections in the fiscal 2016 annual… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Aerospace Report Highlights Benefits of Downblending Plutonium
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 The nation’s planned MOX method of plutonium disposition is vulnerable to annual funding constraints, while a downblending approach is lower in both cost and associated risks, according to Aerospace Corp. The company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Short-Term CR Introduced in House
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government for five days beyond the Dec. 11 expiration of the current CR. The newly introduced bill… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
CBO: Sea-Based Deterrence Fund Could Cut Ohio Replacement Costs
Valerie Insinna Defense Daily 12/11/2015 The Navy anticipates building its top priority—the Ohio replacement submarine—during a fiscally austere period where the shipbuilding account will be strapped for cash, but using a special, Defense… 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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Non-Proliferation
Nonproliferation NGOs Call For ‘Urgent’ Rebuilding of U.S.-Russian Relations
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 Two nongovernmental nonproliferation organizations on Wednesday issued a joint declaration on preventing nuclear weapons proliferation and nuclear terrorism that called “as a matter of the highest priority for… 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
NNSA Seeks Psychological Assessment Services for Security Clearances
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking small businesses that could offer psychological assessment services to the agency’s Office of Personnel and Facility Clearances and Classification,… 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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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 12/11/2015 IN THE NNSA Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), managing contractor of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee, is seeking expressions of interest for "architecture-engineering services" for an emergency operations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]