Vol. 23, No. 46 
Brouillette Sworn in as 15th Energy Secretary
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Budget & Policy
Congress Yet to Compromise on 2020 NDAA
Congress had not produced a compromise National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2020 as of Friday morning, prolonging a lack of authorization for key nuclear modernization programs. It was a week of whiplash predictions from top defense authorizers Sen. James… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Russia Appears to Offer Support for Immediate New START Extension
The Russian Federation appeared this week to support an unconditional and immediate extension of the New START nuclear arms-control treaty with the United States in the next three weeks or so, according to an official translation on the Kremlin’s website. “Russia… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor Government Biz Drawing Interest From Prospective Buyers, CEO Says
Fluor is receiving strong interest as it seeks a buyer for the government contracting business that does work for the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies, CEO Carlos Hernandez said this week. “The interest in that business is very, very substantial,” Hernandez said Wednesday during an appearance at the Credit Suisse 7th Annual […]
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National Laboratories
Sandia Lab Gets New Director
James Peery will become director of the Sandia National Laboratories on Jan. 1, after current director Stephen Younger retires, the multistate Department of Energy nuclear-weapon-engineering lab announced this week. Peery is now associate laboratory director… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
NNSA Names New Manager for Los Alamos Field Office
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Monday it has selected a longtime Department of Energy manager to lead its field office for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Michael Weis comes to Los Alamos after nearly 25 years with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM Parts Ways with Chief Legal Officer
AECOM disclosed Nov. 29 that Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Carla Christofferson was resigning her post effective immediately. The Los Angeles-based infrastructure multinational said its leadership and Christofferson “mutually agreed” she… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT Taps Broussard to Run Ohio Reactor-Parts Factory
BWX Technologies has tapped Dave Broussard, a former contractor at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, to be general manager of the company’s nuclear-naval parts factory in Barberton, Ohio. Broussard will take over the 750-person manufacturing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Files Appeal in UPF Lawsuit as Anti-Nukers Press to Stop Construction
The U.S. Department of Energy and anti-nuclear activists seeking to stop construction of the Uranium Processing Facility in Tennessee could find themselves in an appeals court in January to argue about a lower court’s September decision that forced a partial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
MOX Services, DOE Seek Joint Dismissal of Nine Cases Worth $281M
The U.S. Department of Energy and the contractor hired to build a now-terminated plutonium recycling plant at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina are seeking a joint dismissal of nine lawsuits the company filed against its employer over the past four years. Filed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Steel From Terminated MOX Plant Donated to School Welding Programs
Thousands of pounds of stainless steel originally intended for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., has been donated to welding programs at nearby high schools and colleges. Fifteen high schools and colleges… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Spent $8.6M on Seattle Cesium Contamination Cleanup in FY19
The U.S. Department of Energy spent $8.6 million during the last fiscal year on remediation of a cesium-137 spill at a hospital research facility in Seattle. Remediation is ongoing at the Research and Training Building for the University of Washington’s Harborview… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
New NNSA Albuquerque Protective Services Contract Due This Month
Some time before the new year, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is scheduled to award a new protective forces contract to guard its Albuquerque Complex at the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M. The three-year contract will include… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Non-Proliferation
Energy Dept. Ponders Ban on HEU Exports for Isotope Production
The U.S. Department of Energy is studying whether to sign off on an extension of the legal deadline to end exports of weapon-grade uranium for foreign production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The agency’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is accepting comments from the public through Dec. 27 ahead of the secretarial certification […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Cybersecurity Firm Urges NNSA Chief to Reconsider Contract With Rival
A cybersecurity provider for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is urging reconsideration of the recent follow-on award for the work to a rival company. The transition out of the contract held by information-technology specialist Criterion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy Awards Largest Contract Ever, $22.2 Billion, For Nine Attack Subs
By Richard Abott Defense Daily The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat $22.2 billion to build nine Block V Virginia-class attack submarines, with an option for a 10th, the Navy’s top acquisition official said this week. It is the “largest shipbuilding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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International
Grossi Installed as IAEA Director
Veteran Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi took over Tuesday as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Grossi, 58, will become the sixth director general of the United Nations organization, which promotes the peaceful use of nuclear technology… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
While We Were Out
NS&D Monitor was thankful to get a couple days off for the holiday during the week of Nov. 25, but nuclear news continued to pour in like gravy. Collected below are a few of the tastier leftovers from the short week. Energy Dept. Still Struggling With… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & […]