Vol. 22, No. 26

Budget & Policy

Senate, House Must Settle $500M in Disagreements Over 2019 NNSA Budget

Congress inched a little closer to finalizing a 2019 budget for the National Nuclear Security Administration this week after the Senate passed a “minibus” appropriations package, but the two chambers still have about half a billion dollars’ worth… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Judge Bucks DOE, Won’t Lift Order Protecting MFFF From Closure

    A federal judge this week refused to lift a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Energy from canceling the unfinished Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. The Tuesday ruling means project prime contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Warhead & Weapons Development

    House DOD Bill Would Slash Interoperable Warhead Funding; Senate Version Could Delay Low-Yield Warhead

    The House of Representatives approved a defense spending bill this week that would phase out development of a nuclear warhead usable on both Navy and Air Force missiles, while the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a companion bill that could delay deployment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Trump’s DOE IG Nominee Draws Few Questions in Initial Confirmation Hearing

    Teri Donaldson, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Department of Energy inspector general, drew hardly any attention in her initial confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Donaldson, a former corporate environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    MOX Subcontractor Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison for Fraud

    One of the two men who pleaded guilty to $4.58 million worth of fraud while working at the Savannah River Site’s MOX project was sentenced Monday to 23 months in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs also… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    DOE Expects WIPP Waste Volume Ruling Could Take Another Year

    Energy Department Carlsbad Field Office Manager Todd Shrader said Tuesday it could take an additional year to secure New Mexico approval to change the way the volume of transuranic waste is counted for underground disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    DNFSB Worried About Safety Strategy at SRS Tritium Facilities

    Safety procedures that would prevent radiological injuries and fatalities must be implemented at the Savannah River Site’s tritium facilities, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) said in a recent letter addressing unfinished revisions to SRS safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Huntington Ingalls Appoints New COO for SN3

    Sharon Brady is the the new chief operating officer for Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Stoller Newport News Nuclear (SN3), a significant player in the Energy Department complex. The company announced the move, which has been official since June 4, on Tuesday. Brady… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Air Force’s B-21 Bomber Nears Key Design Review

    By Marc Selinger Defense Daily The U.S. Air Force, which has been developing the B-21 Raider for almost three years, is on track to conduct a critical design review by year’s end, a service official said June 25. “We are on our way to critical design review,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]

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