Vol. 23, No. 15

Life Extension Programs

NNSA Downplays Study That Says Agency Can’t Make 50 Nuke Cores Per Year by 2030 in S.C.

A planned South Carolina facility will be able to produce 50 plutonium nuclear-weapon cores a year by 2030, despite a Department of Energy-funded study that says 2035 is more realistic, according to a top official with DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). “We have been working on scenarios to bring it back in time to […]
  • Plutonium Pit Production

    DOE Puts Foot Down in Lawsuit After Nevada Demands Details on Every Plutonium Shipment To State in Last 20 Years

    After Nevada demanded in a lawsuit that the Department of Energy produce detailed records of all plutonium shipments to and within the state during the last 20 years, the agency on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss the case entirely. Nevada sued DOE and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]

  • Stockpile Stewardship

    Pentagon Cans JASON Even as Group Works Three Studies for NNSA

    The Pentagon is pulling the plug on the contract for the JASON civilian science advisory panel even as contractor MITRE Corp. works on multiple studies for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), according to congressional testimony this week. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    DNFSB Chair Hopes DOE Will ‘Fix’ Order Limiting Board Oversight

    WASHINGTON — The head of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) told members of Congress here Tuesday he hopes the Department of Energy will “fix” a controversial rule that could limit board access to nuclear weapons facilities during the agency’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    BWXT Blunder With Columbia Missile Tube Welds Chewed Two-Thirds of Program’s Margin

    BWX Technologies’ mistake last year welding ballistic-missile tubes for the first Columbia-class submarine consumed 15 of the 23 months of schedule cushion built into the Common Missile Compartment program, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Bid Deadline Extended for SRS Paramilitary Contract

    The Energy Department is extending the deadline for bids on the paramilitary security services contract at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina from April 22 until May 7. In a question-and-answer exchange posted online April 5, a prospective contractor asked… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    NRC Blasts GAO’s Conclusion About Nuclear-Security Inadequacies

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission blasted as unbalanced a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the small civilian agency should consider tighter regulation of nuclear material that terrorists could use in a radioactive dispersal device. In the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Columbia Construction Costs Unrealistic, GAO Says

    By Richard Abott Defense Daily The Navy’s estimate that Columbia-class submarine procurement will cost $115 billion is overly optimistic about labor hour assumptions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week. The Navy plans to start replacing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Defense & Military

    White House Nominates StratCom Commander as Joint Chiefs Vice Chair

    The White House on Tuesday nominated Air Force Gen. John Hyten as vice chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, opening up a vacancy at both the nation’s top nuclear command post and on the joint Pentagon-Department of Energy body that oversees nuclear weapons procurement. Hyten,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Correction

    An article in the April 5 edition of Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, “DNFSB Stands By Claim That Nevada Plutonium Storage Spot is At Risk From Earthquakes,” should have said the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s concerns about… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

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