Vol. 24, No. 20 
NNSA Reports Just One New COVID-19 Case for Week; Two Labs Able to Test Personnel
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Respirator Order Delayed After Deemed Unsuitable by FDA
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) order of 225,000 Chinese-made personal respirator masks will arrive, at the soonest, weeks later than hoped. The semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapon agency ordered the masks from suburban-Atlanta-area… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Plutonium-Disposal Construction Resumed at Savannah River After Two-Week COVID-19 Scare
A COVID-19 scare that shut down construction of the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina for about two weeks, with work resuming in mid-April, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Tuesday. “On… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Y-12 Calciner Milestone a Couple Weeks Late; Still on Track for FY2020
It will take a couple more weeks than earlier thought to certify it is time to begin constructing a new calciner in Building 9212 of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee: the U.S. defense-uranium hub that manufactures the secondary stages for nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Wants to Pass 2021 NDAA by July 4
The Senate Armed Services Committee thinks its version of the annual policy-shaping National Defense Authorization Act (NSAA) could pass the upper chamber before the Fourth of July holiday, a committee aide confirmed Monday afternoon. Politico reported this week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
House’s $3T COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Protections, Aid for Federal Contractors
Federal contractors would get leniency for missing deliverables because of their COVID-19 response plans, and prime contractors would be in line for quicker payments, under a Democratic-authored relief bill slated for a vote Friday in the House of Representatives… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus Had Profitable First Quarter as Virus Raged
Centrus Energy Corp. this week reported $9.3 million of net income attributable to shareholders in the 2020 first quarter, up from a $22.9 million loss a year ago, as revenue improved to $45 million from just under $40 million a year ago, That comes out to earnings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Chair to ECA: You Don’t Need No Education
It would be a waste of taxpayer dollars to brief a group representing nuclear-site host communities about the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (DNFSB) latest safety recommendation to the Department of Energy, according to the board chairman. “[U]sing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Life Extension Programs
GAO Recommends Harder Look at F-35A Upgrade Costs
Congress should keep its eye on cost overruns for the software upgrade that will make the Air Force’s version of the F-35 fighter aircraft nuclear-capable this decade by allowing the Government Accountability Office to keep investigating the program for a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
DOD IG Checking Out COVID-19 Response on Subs, Ships
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General said this week it is starting an evaluation of the Navy’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on ships and submarines. A May 11 memo from the inspector general said the objective is “to determine… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Perma-Fix More Than Doubles Revenue in 1Q
Perma-Fix Environmental Services on Tuesday reported a 112.3% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic began to bite into its business. Sales rose from $11.7 million in the first quarter of 2019 to $24.9 million in the three-month… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Waste Management Symposia Manager Steps Down
Jan Carlin has stepped down as managing director of the Waste Management Symposia (WMS), the nonprofit organizer of the annual conference in Phoenix for the nuclear cleanup and waste management industries. Carlin, a nuclear business consultant, started on the job… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]