Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 20 No. 2 Wrap Up
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
Livermore Scientists Develop Method to Analyze Nuclear Material Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new mathematical method to evaluate nuclear material by analyzing fission chains, the lab announced late last month.… 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
EA’s FY15 Overview Outlines DOE Security Performance
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Department of Energy (DOE) sites demonstrated effective security performance overall in fiscal 2015 but should improve emergency management systems, contractor oversight, corrective action management, and other issues,… 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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Warhead & Weapons Development
Committee: Weapons Design Competitions Necessary to Maintain Expertise
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 The state of design competition at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) national security laboratories is not adequate to maintain design and production skills within the nuclear enterprise, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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International
Russia Will Not Participate in 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Russia will not participate in the upcoming and final Nuclear Security Summit due to the event’s “drastically altered” concept of international nuclear security cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry… 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
Global Nuclear Security Progress Stalled: NTI
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Global progress on nuclear security has slowed in recent years, according to a new report that assesses the status of nuclear material security worldwide and the threat of nuclear terrorism. The Washington-based Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
CNS CEO Returning to Bechtel
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Jim Haynes, the president and CEO of Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), is leaving his position to return to Bechtel, CNS announced yesterday. Haynes will head the corporate human relations team for Bechtel Corp.,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Lawmakers Advocate for Funding MOX Fines Owed by DOE
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Congress may soon have to decide if it will appropriate money to enable the Department of Energy to pay a multi-million dollar fine to the state of South Carolina for missing a key deadline at the Savannah River Site’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Non-Proliferation
U.S., Jordan Sign Agreement to Combat Nuclear Smuggling
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 The United States and Jordan signed an agreement Monday to work together to combat nuclear terrorism, the State Department announced. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Sick Worker Advocates Want to Delay Rule Changes on Nuke Compensation
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/15/2015 The Alliance of Nuclear Worker Advocacy Groups is urging U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to extend the comment period on proposed rules changes for the government’s compensation program for sick nuclear weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Lab Tripped Up by Another Hazardous Year
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/15/2015 The managers of the Los Alamos National Laboratory lost their $2 billion a year contact by the narrowest of margins, leaving $20 billion or so on the table. First came the news on Dec. 17 that the management contract for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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National Laboratories
DNFSB Concerned with Pace of LANL’s Emergency Preparedness Progress
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) expressed concern over the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) progress in improving its emergency preparedness and response programs in a Jan. 7 letter from… 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
DNFSB Notes Oversight Concerns With Y-12 Structural Problems
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 Some of the World War II-era facilities at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., are on the verge of falling down, but the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Production Office (NPO) –… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Ex- ORNL Counterintelligence Officer Charged in Death
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/15/2016 A former counterintelligence officer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been indicted on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of his son-in-law last August in North Carolina. Thomas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
At Savannah River
DOE Releases Draft Enviro Assessment on Material Shipment from Germany The Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday released a draft environmental assessment on the potential impact of accepting, processing, and disposing of irradiated graphite pebble fuel elements… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]