Vol. 22, No. 38

Plutonium Pit Production

Plutonium Once Intended for De-Weaponization Would Be Used in DOE Weapons Program

A metric ton of plutonium once slated to be de-weaponized forever would instead be used to help the Department of Energy manufacture new nuclear-weapon cores next decade, the agency confirmed this week. Earlier this year, the Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) decided that “a fraction of the plutonium that’s […]
  • Life Extension Programs

    NNSA Finishes B61-12 Design Review

    The Department of Energy last week finished a final design review on a multibillion-dollar program to homogenize four versions of the existing B61 nuclear gravity bomb, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration said. “Production qualification… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • National Laboratories

    Triad Still on Track to Take Over Los Alamos on Nov. 1

    Triad National Security remains on course to take over management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico on Nov. 1, the president and chief executive office of the incoming management contractor told regents of the University of California. Thomas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Nevada Gov. Exploring ‘All Possible Avenues’ to Stop DOE From Storing Defense Plutonium at Test Site

    Nevada is “actively exploring all possible avenues” to prevent the Department of Energy from moving nuclear weapon-usable plutonium into the state, Gov. Brian Sandoval wrote in a Sept. 28 letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The Nevada Independent website… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    NNSA Presses Appeals Judge to Lift Injunction Against Closing MFFF

    Days after asking as much in oral arguments, the Department of Energy this week again asked a federal appeals court to let it shut down the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. In early June, as part… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]

  • International

    U.S. Ambassador Says She Didn’t Mean U.S. Would Pre-Emptively Strike Russia Over INF Violation

    Walking back her remarks from earlier in the day, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday she did not mean to suggest the United States would pre-emptively attack any Russian missiles it believes could operate in the range prohibited by the Intermediate-Range… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Not Much Time for Senate to Confirm Nominees for Senior Nuke Jobs

    The White House this week officially nominated Bruce Hamilton to take over as the full-time chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: an independent federal nuclear health-and-safety watchdog he has led on an acting basis since February. The Donald… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Lockheed Martin Wins Hundreds Of Millions In Trident II Mods

    Rich Abott Defense Daily Lockheed Martin won hundreds of millions in U.S. Navy contract modifications for work on new procurement of Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) on Sept. 28. The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs awarded the company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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