Vol. 13, No. 11 
Planned Los Alamos Pit Plant Could Surge to 80 a Year, NNSA Says
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Cleanup & Remediation
No Confirmed COVID-19 Infections in DOE Nuclear Complex, Yet
There were no documented cases of COVID-19 among Department of Energy federal or contractor personnel at deadline Friday for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, although one contractor was being tested for the disease. This person works for Mission Support… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Administrator Should Have Fixed Term, Nat’l Academies Panel Says
The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) should serve a fixed term, a National Academies panel said this week in an interim report on a four-and-a-half-year study into nuclear security governance. The National Academies panel did not say… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DNFSB Postpones Planned Hearing About Savannah River Site’s Future
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) posted an open hearing that was scheduled for next week in Aiken, S.C., about the future of the Savannah River Site. The independent federal nuclear health and safety watchdog temporarily called off the event… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Pushes Back on DOE’s Proposed Changes to Nuke Safety Regulation
The Department of Energy should retool its proposed changes to the federal regulation governing nuclear safety management, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) said Friday. This is the third recommendation from the independent federal nuclear health… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge Dismisses Discrimination Suit Against Centerra-SRS
A federal judge last week dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of the security contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, ruling there was no proof race played a role in the worker’s termination. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Industry Ready to Build Two Virginia-Class Subs in 2021, Naval Ops Chief Says
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday told senators that industry is ready for and able to build two Virginia-class attack submarines in fiscal 2021, even though the administration’s budget request would fund only one. The Navy is under a Block V multiyear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]