Vol. 21, No. 29 
Senate, House Head Toward MOX Appropriations Fight
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Contracts & Procurement
Contractors Silent on Los Alamos M&O Bid Plans
Contractors that over a decade ago competed for the current management and operations contract at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico are not yet saying whether they intend to bid on the upcoming new prime contract at the site. The National Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Defense & Military
Shanahan Confirmed, Sworn in As Pentagon Deputy
Marc Selinger Defense Daily Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan was sworn in as the 33rd deputy secretary of defense during an informal ceremony July 19, a day after the Senate voted, 92-7, to confirm him as the Pentagon’s second-ranking official. Sen.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Cotton Doubles Down on INF-Range Program Provisions in NDAA
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Monday the United States should work to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia while taking concrete steps to develop military capabilities similar to those prohibited by the accord, as covered in the House… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Lockheed Reports $12.7B in 2Q Net Sales
Lockheed Martin Corp. on Tuesday announced net sales of $12.7 billion and net earnings from continuing operations of $942 million for the second quarter of 2017. Net sales increased on a year-over-year basis from $11.6 billion and net earnings from $899 million,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Honeywell Reports Uptick in Net Sales in 2Q
Energy Department contractor Honeywell on Friday reported 3 percent organic sales growth in the second quarter of 2017, with total net sales reaching $10.1 billion, up slightly from $10 billion during the same quarter of last year. The company reported a 10 percent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Decommissioning
Bannister Federal Complex Demolition Plan Advances
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a final contingent hazardous waste permit modification for the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, which was previously used for the manufacture of non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons. A 225-acre… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
DOD To Seek Funding Shift to Shore Up Innovation Unit
Marc Selinger Defense Daily The Department of Defense plans to send a reprogramming request to Congress to ensure the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) does not run out of money for the rest of the current fiscal year, a top military officer said July… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Lawsuit Demands Freeze on UPF Construction
A trio of nuclear watchdogs on Thursday filed suit in federal court to force the Department of Energy to conduct a new environmental evaluation before building the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The lawsuit,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
SRS Reaches Milestone with Three Tritium Extractions in FY17
The Savannah River Site has conducted three tritium extractions in the current fiscal year, furthering the Department of Energy facility’s goal of providing the gas for the nation’s defense program. The DOE’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
House Appropriators Approve State Dept. Funding Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved Wednesday its fiscal 2018 State Department funding bill, which would cut overall agency funding while making more modest changes to the accounts related to arms control and international security. The bill in total provides… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Lawmakers Make Nuclear Posture Review Recommendations
A group of senators on Wednesday encouraged the U.S. secretaries of state, defense, and energy to implement a set of actions in the ongoing Nuclear Posture Review process meant to increase transparency and reinforce national nuclear policy positions. In a July… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Wrap Up: Ghana Reactor Converted to LEU Fuel
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, along with technical experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, China, and Ghana, last week finished converting Ghana’s GHARR-1 miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR) to run on low-enriched uranium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]