Vol. 23, No. 14 
B83 Bomb Can Go 5-7 More Years Without Major Refurb, NNSA Says
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
NNSA Naval Reactor Funding Slumps as Columbia Reactor Development Ramps Down
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) naval reactors budget is entering a relative lull as development ramps down on reactor design for the Navy’s flagship Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program, according to the agency’s 2020… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Nobody Injured in Hydrogen Fluoride Release in Y-12, NNSA Says
No one was injured and no special nuclear material was damaged after an apparent hydrogen fluoride leak Thursday morning in the 9212 uranium processing building at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., a spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
DNFSB Stands By Claim That Nevada Plutonium Storage Spot is At Risk From Earthquakes
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) was not moved by a Department of Energy statement this week that plutonium stored in the Nevada National Security Site’s Device Assembly Facility is safe from earthquakes that might cause high explosives to detonate in the facility and spew plutonium into the air beyond the site’s borders. “The […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
MSTS On Hunt for Mining Contractor to Expand Nevada Underground Test Site
The contractor for the Nevada National Security Site is looking for a miner to expand the underground test space where future explosive plutonium experiments will help verify that refurbished nuclear weapons work as intended, according to a procurement notice released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Secretary Warns B-21, GBSD Could Get Chopped in Sequestration
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill sound alarms about the possibility of entering fiscal 2020 with a continuing resolution – or worse, sequestration – Air Force leadership said Thursday that $29 billion is at stake should the 2011 Budget Control Act spending cap… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Non-Proliferation
NNSA: MOX Services’ Mismanagement Cost $54M in Overruns for One Subcontract
The contractor for the now-terminated MOX project at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina tallied more than $54 million in cost overruns through “inadequate” management of its subcontract with North Carolina-based Intermech, according to a June 2017 assessment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Burden of Data Calls to NNSA Contractors Unquantified, GAO Finds
The specter of burdensome data calls between the Department of Energy and its site contractors might still haunt the nuclear security enterprise, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The department’s semiautonomous… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Potential Centrus Contract on High-Assay Uranium Fuel Raises Questions for NM Senator
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) this week grilled Energy Secretary Rick Perry about the Department of Energy’s plans to award Centrus Corp. a sole-source contract for domestic uranium enrichment. On Jan. 7, DOE issued a notice of intent to award Centrus a contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]