Vol. 20, No. 12 
NNSA: Report on Storing Diluted Plutonium “Not Credible”
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Plutonium Pit Production
DOE Advances Plan for Plutonium Downblending at Savannah River Site
The National Nuclear Security Administration is finalizing a record of decision announcing its intent to prepare 6 metric tons of excess plutonium stored at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina for eventual disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Withholds Release of Performance Evaluations
It’s not clear when, or if, the National Nuclear Security Administration intends to release the fiscal 2015 performance evaluation reports for its contractors. Posting of the reports is already overdue and the NNSA has given mixed signals about its plans. Outside… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Secretary Asks Congress to Extend Deterrence Fund to B-21, GBSD
Valerie Insinna Defense Daily 03/18/2016 If the Navy is permitted to fund its ballistic missile submarine through a special fund, lawmakers should consider a similar mechanism for modernizing the Air Force’s legs of the nuclear triad, Air Force Secretary Deborah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE EA: Hazard Control Weaknesses Continue at NNSA Sites
Enduring problems with hazard analysis and control at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites require better contractor and federal oversight to improve workforce compliance with procedures, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Enterprise… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Focuses on Alpha-4 in Priority Oak Ridge Cleanup
As the Department of Energy’s motivated cleanup team tries to stabilize some of the worst problems within excess facilities at the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, a focal point appears to be the Alpha-4 facility located inside the high-security “Protected… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Former StratCom Chief Serves on CNS Tech Safety Board
Retired Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, former commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, is a member of Consolidated Nuclear Security’s three-member Technical Safety Board. The board’s existence came to public light recently when CNS – the government’s managing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Former Diplomat Calls for Nuclear Security Summit to Consider Fissile Material Ban Treaty
The upcoming Nuclear Security Summit would have greater impact if it expanded its focus to include negotiations for a long-stalled fissile material ban treaty, according to a former Canadian diplomat and member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials. Speaking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Group of Fissile Material Experts Encourages Ban on All HEU Production
It would only take a few decades to phase out all non-weapon use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) worldwide, making a ban on the production of HEU for any purpose a feasible policy goal, according to a new report from the International Panel on Fissile Materials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Non-Proliferation
Wrap Up: Paraguay Backs Nuclear Security Convention Amendment
Paraguay last week ratified the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, leaving support from just 10 nations needed before the measure enters into force, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. “We are now approaching… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]