Vol. 22, No. 40 
South Carolina Lawmakers Dodge the Big Questions After MFFF Meeting At White House
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Longtime MFFF Lobbyist Laid Off
A longtime lobbyist for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility was laid off today as the Department of Energy closes in on its goal of ending the project. Veteran government-affairs hand Stephen Marlo acknowledged his termination by APTIM in a telephone interview… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Review of UPF Compounds Legal Violations, Environmental Groups Say
A September review by the Department of Energy compounded the agency’s alleged transgressions of federal environmental law stemming from a 2016 design change to a next-generation uranium plant under construction at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, a band of environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Nomination Hearing for NNSA No. 2 Postponed
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week postponed a confirmation hearing for the Donald Trump administration’s nominee to be second-in-command at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). William Bookless, a senior physicist form the Lawrence… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Honeywell Gets Tax Break, Earnings Bump in 3Q
Honeywell, which through its Federal Services division is a member of four prime contractors for the Department of Energy’s defense nuclear enterprise, said Friday it raked in more sales in a strong quarter than benefited in part from a onetime tax benefit. Third-quarter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Hunt Ryan is New Bechtel CFO
Bechtel promoted Catherine Hunt Ryan to chief financial office on Monday, the company announced in a press release. Hunt Ryan previously served as CFO at Bechtel’s Oil, Gas & Chemicals business for more than two years and has been with the company for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
Four Universities Earn NNSA Grants Aimed At Stockpile Stewardship, Nat’l Security Recruiting
Four universities will split more than $40 million in grant funding under a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) program designed to bolster fundamental science applicable to nuclear weapons and encourage students to come to work in the nuclear security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Plans Meetings for Safety Recommendation, Review of Controversial DOE Order
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has scheduled a series of meetings, including a closed-door session to brew up a new safety recommendation and two public hearings about a controversial Department of Energy order the board says would weaken its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Inspector For Pantex Jumps Ship for IAEA
One of two Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board resident inspectors at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant has left to join the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, a board spokesperson said Thursday. “Ramsey Arnold left the Board on September 21,” the spokesperson… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]