Vol. 20, No. 41 
Lawmakers Concerned by ‘Worsened’ Russian INF Violation
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Non-Proliferation
Russian Duma Passes Law Suspending PMDA
The Russian State Duma on Wednesday passed legislation suspending the bilateral agreement with the United States through which each country committed to disposing of 34 metric tons of nuclear weapon-usable plutonium, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Northrop, Boeing Mum on Industry Partners Supporting GBSD Bids
Northrop Grumman and Boeing are teaming up with “industry partners” on their Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) contract bids, but neither is naming the companies involved. Last week Northrop, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin confirmed their bids for the technology… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
NRC Issues License for Weapon-Grade Uranium Export to France
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission this month issued a license for export of weapon-grade uranium to France to refuel a research reactor. The agency is considering several similar license applications from the Department of Energy’s semiautonomous National… 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
Trump, Clinton Repeat Jabs on Russia, Nuclear Weapons
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, in the last of three debates, on Wednesday repeated their arguments over the nuclear weapon-related dangers of their opponent’s potential presidency, touching on the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Life Extension Programs
NNSA Updates B61 LEP Cost Estimate to $8.25B
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb life-extension program will cost an estimated $8.25 billion, according to an update issued recently upon the completion of the program’s development engineering phase. The NNSA… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Reviewing Radioactive Material Security and Tracking Requirements
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said last weekend that efforts are underway to address concerns over lax security measures for some of its radioactive source licensees. In an Oct. 2 letter to NRC Chairman Stephen Burns, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Marks Cleanup First at Former Plutonium Test Site in Nevada
The Energy Department said Thursday it has marked a major milestone on cleanup of the Double Tracks plutonium dispersal site in Nevada, which after 20 years the agency has cleaned up to U.S. Air Force standards. Double Tracks, located north of DOE’s Nevada National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Posts Presolicitation Notice for Program Support Blanket Purchase Agreement
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking to establish a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for technical, engineering, and programmatic services across its mission offices, according to a presolicitation notice posted on Oct. 14. Through the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: Honeywell Announces $9.8B in Q3 Sales
Honeywell on Friday reported third-quarter 2016 sales of $9.8 billion, a 2 percent increase from the same quarter last year, and earnings per share of $1.60, up 4 percent year over year. The company raised its earnings per share guidance for the fourth quarter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]