Vol. 24, No. 07 
After Schedule Slips, Refurbished Nukes Coming Starting Next Year
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Warhead & Weapons Development
W93 Warhead Could Be Rapidly Upgradable, Servicable Outside Pantex
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) made post-Cold War history in its 2021 budget request this week, requesting funds to develop a new sea-based nuclear warhead designated Mk7 W93 — a weapon designed to be rapidly upgradeable… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Brouillette Says $19.8B is ‘The Right Number’ for NNSA’s 2021 Budget
The roughly $20 billion 2021 budget the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requested on Monday — a figure that would come at the expense of the Pentagon’s naval shipbuilding budget and, to a lesser extent, cleanup of the nation’s nuclear weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Pentagon Nuke Programs Pushing Big Plus-Ups as Modernization Marches Forward
The Department of Defense plans to ramp up spending on modernization of all three legs of the nuclear triad in fiscal 2021. Here, you’ll find a snapshot of the Pentagon’s effort, featuring year-over-year comparisons between enacted appropriations for 2020 and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Savannah River Pit Plant Design to be Finished by June
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) management contractor for the Savannah River Site plans by June to finalize the design for a new plant capable of making 50 plutonium nuclear-warhead cores a year, the company’s president… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Decision on Next U.S. Uranium Enrichement Tech Pushed to End of 2020
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has delayed its choice about whether to use government or commercially developed uranium enrichment technology for defense needs by nearly a year, in part, because the federal option is not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Integrated Mission Completion Contract Won’t Fund NNSA Missions
The Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion Contract procurement unveiled this week by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management will not fund any National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) work. The draft statement of work… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Brouillette Boosts Nuke Security Norms, Calls for Vigilance on Iran, North Korea
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette made his first splash on the international stage this week, weaving some tough talk about Iran and North Korea into a speech at a United Nations nuclear security conference in Vienna, Austria. “We call on Iran to fully cooperate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA Completes Transport of HEU From Canada to Savannah River Site
A project to ship highly enriched uranium from a facility in Ontario, Canada, to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina wrapped up sometime last year, according to a Wednesday press release. It is unclear when the shipments were… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Undersecretary Menezes to be Nominated for Deputy Energy Secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to nominate Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to take over as deputy secretary for the Department of Energy. Menezes would succeed Dan Brouillette, who in December was confirmed and sworn in as secretary of energy.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Lawmakers Say Navy Budget Requests Too Few Ships and Subs
By Richard Abott Defense Daily Lawmakers are strongly opposing the Navy’s plans to fund eight new ships in fiscal 2021, including only one Virginia-class submarine, a decrease from 12 in the current fiscal 2020. When the fiscal 2021 budget request was first… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
BWXT Gets Initial NNSA Contract for Enriched Uranium Fuel Production
BWX Technologies said Monday it had received a $3.6 million contract for engineering to decommission and refurbish parts of its Lynchburg, Va., facility to eventually produce high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel for a National Nuclear Security Administration nonproliferation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Huntington Ingalls’ Sales Up, Profits Down In Fourth Quarter; Will Divest Oil And Gas Business
By Cal Biesecker Defense Daily Huntington Ingalls Industries on Thursday posted lower fourth-quarter earnings despite a strong increase in sales due in part to an impairment charge stemming from the company’s decision to put its oil and gas business up for sale. Net… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]