Vol. 20, No. 18 
Senate Clinging to Hope for Stalled 2017 Energy and Water Spending Bill
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Budget & Policy
HASC-Passed NDAA OKs Higher NNSA Funding, Establishes Reporting Requirements
The House Armed Services Committee passed its version of the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the wee hours of Thursday morning by a 60-2 vote. The $610.5 billion defense spending bill would authorize $13.3 billion for the National Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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International
Iranian Heavy Water Headed to Oak Ridge
The Obama administration, according to multiple news reports, is buying 32 tons of heavy water from Iran as a follow-on to the historic nuclear accord negotiated last year, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory stands to play a key role in storing and selling the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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International
Mixed Reactions From Experts, Officials on Trump Foreign Policy Approach
Experts, policy makers, and the international community had mixed reactions to a foreign policy speech given by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday that called for modernization of the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal and a rebuilding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Energy Department Wants Judge to Throw Out MOX Lawsuit
The Department of Energy this week requested dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the state of South Carolina over the federal agency’s failure to meet the term of an agreement on disposition of plutonium stored at the Savannah River Site. The lawsuit stems from missed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Lockheed Martin Announces 1Q $11.7B Net Sales, $794M Net Earnings
Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Tuesday net sales of $11.7 billion and net earnings of $794 million for the first quarter of 2016. Net sales increased from $10.1 billion in the same quarter of last year, while net earnings dropped from $878 million in that same… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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National Laboratories
Decision Nearing on Los Alamos Management Contract Extension
Uncertainty about when the current management and operations contract at the Los Alamos National Laboratory will end could soon be resolved, a senior official said this week. “We are discussing with the lab exactly when we may be transitioning their contract,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Obama Nominates New DNFSB Member
The White House on Thursday announced the nomination of nuclear policy and technology consultant Gail Marcus to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Marcus would presumably replace DNFSB Vice Chairman Jessie Hill Roberson, who has been nominated to fill… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Receives NNSA Criticality Safety Update for FY15
Some National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites – the Lawrence Livermore and Sandia national laboratories, along the Nevada National Security Site – have implemented successful nuclear criticality safety programs, while others – the Los Alamos… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Veteran Assumes Key Role at Y-12/Pantex Contractor
National Nuclear Security Administration veteran Travis Howerton has been hired to fill a newly created role with Consolidated Nuclear Security, the government’s managing contractor at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons sites. It appears Howerton is being given… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Wrap Up: BWXT Subsidiaries Awarded Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Contract
The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded contracts to two BWX Technologies (BWXT) subsidiaries to manufacture naval nuclear reactor parts and fuel, the company announced Wednesday. The subsidiaries, Nuclear Operations Group and Nuclear Fuel Services,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]