Vol. 20, No. 43 
Trump, Clinton Administrations Would Diverge on Deterrence, Modernization, and Russia
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Contracts & Procurement
NVS3T Still in the Running for Nevada Site Contract
After winning the multibillion-dollar management and operations contract for the Nevada National Security Site, only to have the award pulled in a matter of days, Nevada Site Science Support and Technologies Corp. (NVS3T) remains in the running in the rebidding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Nuke Underinvestment Must Be Reversed, Carter Says
The U.S. Defense Department is intent on fixing decades of underinvestment in the nation’s nuclear deterrent, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. The insufficient funding dates to the close of the Cold War, “when the United States believed it would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT Holds Steady in Third Quarter
In a third quarter during which it announced a major acquisition in its commercial nuclear power business, BWX Technologies of Lynchburg, Va., essentially held steady, registering small gains in revenue amid a slight dip in profit. Overall, BWXT on Monday reported… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Huntington Ingalls Reports Lower Q3 Revenue, Operating Income
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Thursday reported lower revenue and operating income in the third quarter of 2016, decreases it attributed in part to lower revenues in shipbuilding programs and lower sales volumes in some contracts. Company revenue fell… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Watchdog Groups Seek New Environmental Assessment for Y-12
Two nuclear watchdog organizations are urging Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to order a new site-wide environmental impact statement for the Y-12 National Security Complex due to changes in a major construction project at the Tennessee nuclear weapons facility. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Putin Signs PMDA Suspension Legislation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that suspends the bilateral agreement under which his nation and the United States were each to dispose of 34 metric tons of nuclear weapon-usable plutonium. Putin early last month signed a decree suspending… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Grammy Winner Gives Watchdog a Boost in Opposing S.C. Nuclear Waste Shipments
Savannah River Site Watch got the green light from Grammy Award winner Bonnie Raitt to lobby outside of her Oct. 28 concert in North Charleston, where the group collected signatures in opposition to bringing more nuclear materials to South Carolina. “Bonnie follows… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Wrap Up: Judge Won’t Throw Out S.C. Plutonium Suit, Yet
A federal judge on Monday would not dismiss a South Carolina lawsuit seeking redress for the Energy Department’s failure to remove plutonium from the state, but she did ask the sides whether the dispute should be moved to a different court. In declining to rule… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]