Vol. 22, No. 37 
NNSA Again Moves to Waive Requirement to Build Plutonium Disposal Plant in S.C.
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Major Court Rulings Could Come Soon in MFFF Lawsuits
Federal judges could soon issue rulings in a pair of appeals cases over the future of plutonium and plutonium operations in the state, following oral arguments in a federal appeals court this week. Arguments in both cases ― separate lawsuits the state brought… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
BWXT Subsidiary Gets $505M Contract to Downblend Uranium for NNSA Tritium Production
Nuclear Fuel Services, of Erwin, Tenn., will downblend 20.2 metric tons of uranium needed to produce tritium for U.S. nuclear warheads under a roughly seven-year National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) contract worth $505 million, parent company BWX Technologies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump Signs Defense Appropriations Bill With More Nuke Missile Funding
President Donald Trump on Friday signed fiscal 2019 appropriations legislation that would provide full-year funding for the Department of Defense, with a plus-up for its nuclear missile programs. Trump signed the measure days after the House of Representatives… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
HASC Chair Has Not Planned Hearing on Bill to Ban Low-Yield Warhead
The House Armed Services Committee so far does not plan a hearing on a Democrat-sponsored bill to ban development of a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, the panel’s chairman said Tuesday. In a press gaggle with Capitol Hill reporters, Rep.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump Nominates Hamilton to be Full-Time DNFSB Chair
President Donald Trump plans to appoint Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) acting Chairman Bruce Hamilton to the top position on a permanent basis, the White House said Tuesday. Hamilton, a Navy veteran who spent decades in the nuclear energy industry,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Bechtel Expects to Put New UPF Project Manager in Place Next Month
Bechtel National will have a new project manager in place next month for the next-generation Uranium Processing Facility the company is building at the Department of Energy’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn. However, it is not ready yet… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Sandia Pitching in on Overhaul of State Dept. Nonproliferation Spending
The State Department is relying in part on the Sandia National Laboratories to prioritize spending on global nonproliferation assistance programs, a senior State official said Tuesday. The New Mexico-based laboratory will help State’s bureau of International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
NNSA Advisory Committee to Talk Plutonium, Computers in Closed October Session
The Department of Energy’s Defense Programs Advisory Committee is scheduled meet in closed session Oct. 22-23 at agency headquarters in Washington to discuss, among other things, a classified report on plutonium aging, according to a Federal Register notice… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Proposed New Bomber Squadrons Likely to Include More B-21s
Vivienne Machi Defense Daily More B-21 aircraft could be procured if the Air Force succeeds in doubling its number of bomber squadrons over the next decade, but service officials are not yet ready to talk tails. The Air Force’s proposal to increase its squadron… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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International
Wolcott Confirmed as New U.S. Representative to U.N. Nuclear Agency
The Senate this week confirmed Jackie Wolcott as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency and as the U.S. representative to the Vienna, Austria, office of the United Nations. Senators approved Wolcott’s nomination Monday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]