Vol. 22, No. 28 
NNSA Could Take Tritium Mission Away From Savannah River Over MOX Court Case
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
STRATCOM Commander Tours Savannah River Site
Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command and effectively customer-in-chief for the nuclear weapons maintained by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), toured the Savannah River Site in South Carolina this week. Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor sister publication Weapons Complex Morning Briefing was first to confirm Hyten’s visit this week. Hyten on Thursday […]
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National Laboratories
Former Oak Ridger Named New Los Alamos Lab Director
Thomas Mason, former director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will become director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory on Nov. 1, after Triad National Security takes over management of the storied nuclear-weapon facility in New Mexico. Mason is Triad’s president and CEO, making him ultimately responsible for Los Alamos’ nuclear stockpile stewardship and weapons modernization […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Rolling On With CNS Contract as Senate Presses For More Insight Into Deal
As House and Senate lawmakers this week debate whether to tighten congressional scrutiny of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) weapons production contract, the agency is pressing ahead on all cylinders with the deal, which was extended for two years just this spring. The Senate’s 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, passed in June, mandates that […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress Delays Final Negotiations on 2019 NNSA Budget
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate delayed the start of final negotiations on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s fiscal 2019 budget until at least next week, a spokesperson for the House Appropriations Committee said. The House and Senate were supposed to meet Thursday to begin resolving their differences on a three-bill appropriations package that includes […]
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Budget & Policy
House, Senate Negotiators Want to Finish 2019 NDAA by July 27
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services committees expect by July 27 to finish final negotiations on the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which would enable the Department of Energy to design a new low-yield nuclear warhead. That is about two weeks from the day the conferees — members of the […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Fluor Taking Over Naval Nuclear Laboratory Oct. 1, Under Big New Contracts
Fluor Marine Propulsion, of Arlington, Va., on Thursday won major nuclear-warship support contracts, worth up to a combined total of roughly $30 billion over 10 years, from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Navy. Fluor Marine Propulsion will take over Oct. 1 from incumbent Nuclear Naval Laboratory contractor Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp., the NNSA […]
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National Laboratories
Savannah River Lab Missions Resume After Two-Month Safety Pause
All Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) operations resumed at the end of June, following a two-month pause on all missions considered not essential to maintaining safety. Lab management initiated the pause due to growing concerns over the facility’s safety culture. The Department of Energy lab in South Carolina has been in management-controlled operations since June […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
After Losing Lawsuit, Former Savannah River Employee Must Pay Printing Costs
In what should be the final chapter of a federal discrimination lawsuit, a former employee of the Savannah River Site’s management and operations contractor has been ordered to pay the company $908.45 for the cost of printed documents over the course of the two-year case. U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs issued her decision on […]