Vol. 21, No. 18 
Omnibus Appropriations Signals Ongoing Battle Over MOX
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Spending Bill Boosts NNSA Weapons Activities, Cuts Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
The fiscal 2017 omnibus spending bill approved by both chambers of Congress provides $12.9 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration, an increase of $142 million from the fiscal 2016 level and $63 million more than former President Barack Obama’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
BWXT Reports $428.2M in 1Q Revenue, Drop in Nuclear Services Segment
BWX Technologies on Monday reported $428.2 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2017, up by 17 percent from $364.8 million in the same quarter last year, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) operating income of $83.2 million, spiking 95 percent year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Huntington Ingalls Reports 1Q Decreases in Revenue, Operating Income
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries on Thursday reported revenue of $1.72 billion in the first quarter of 2017, a 2.2 percent decrease from the same period last year, and operating income of $164 million, down from $198 million year over year. Diluted earnings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Defense & Military
Senate Nears Vote On Air Force Secretary Nominee
Marc Selinger Defense Daily The Senate plans to vote May 8 on the nomination of former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) to be Air Force secretary, according to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). A hold that an unnamed senator had placed on the nomination over a “local issue”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]
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Non-Proliferation
NPT PrepCom Meeting Begins
The first Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference is currently meeting in Vienna, Austria. The first session of the committee, led by Ambassador Henk Cor Van der Kwast of the Netherlands, will meet until May 12;… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Non-Proliferation
U.S. Share of Nuclear Market Key to Promoting Security, Industry Lobby Says
The United States must increase its share of the global market for nuclear energy technologies if it wants to ensure that customer nations are securing sensitive materials and systems against potential acquisition by terrorists, the head of the nuclear industry’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Congressional Sponsors of No-First-Use Nuke Bill Tout Public Support
The sponsors of nuclear no-first-use legislation accepted Wednesday on Capitol Hill roughly 500,000 signatures collected by nongovernmental and anti-nuclear advocacy groups in support of the bill. Just days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Sen. Ed… 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
SRS Resumes Tritium Extraction Following June 2015 Equipment Failure
A key project at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site that supplies tritium for nuclear weapons is up and running for the first time since 2015. The Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) removes the material from tritium-producing burnable absorber rods… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: NTESS Marks First Week on the Job at Sandia
New leadership is wrapping up its first week on the job at the Sandia National Laboratories, following a transition that removed former contractor Lockheed Martin from its management position. The National Nuclear Security Administration last December awarded the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]