Vol. 23, No. 13 
House Appropriator Expects More Detail on DOE Nuke Budget Request
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
NNSA Seeks Substantial Funding Increase for W80 Refurb
Proportionally or by raw dollars, the W80-4 life-extension program would get the biggest increase of any active Department of Energy nuclear warhead refurbishment in fiscal 2020, if the Trump administration’s budget request becomes law. The program led by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California already received an enormous budget increase in 2019 to pace […]
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Non-Proliferation
Perry Defends Granting Authorization for Civil Nuclear Tech Transfer to Saudi Arabia
Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday defended the Donald Trump administration’s decision to pursue sales of U.S.-made nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, including by granting seven unidentified companies approval to transfer some technology and expertise to the nation. On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported, and Reuters confirmed, that the Department of Energy had granted […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Udall Will Not Seek Re-Election; Remains Beat Cop for LANL Plutonium Pits
Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a friend of the Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories who has spent the last two decades on Capitol Hill, announced this week that he will not run for re-election in 2020. Rather than seeking a third term, New Mexico’s senior senator said Monday he will leave the Senate in January 2021. […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
South Carolina Names Terms for Settling $200M Plutonium Lawsuit
South Carolina has named its terms for settling a $200-million plutonium lawsuit against the Department of Energy, according to a late Tuesday court filing. South Carolina on Jan. 30 gave attorneys at the Justice Department “a list of potential terms for negotiation” in the ongoing settlement talks that began in October, according to a status […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Centrus Energy Suffers Revenue Loss for Quarter, Year
Centrus Energy on Thursday reported a decline in revenue for both the fourth quarter of 2018 and the year in whole. The Bethesda, Md.-based nuclear fuel provider reported revenue of about $84 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, and $193 million for 2018, down respectively from $117 million and $218 million for the corresponding […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Pentagon Still Weighing Using Two Rocket Motor Suppliers for GBSD Program
The Pentagon continues to assess the costs and benefits of directing the two contractors building the forthcoming Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) to partner with the two remaining rocket builders in the country, the Air Force’s military acquisition chief said March 28. Testifying before the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Thursday on Capitol Hill, Lt. […]