Vol. 24, No. 23 
NNSA Reports 10 More COVID-19 Cases This Week
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Helicopter Flight Over D.C. Not Part of Protest Response, Agency Says
A radiation-sensing helicopter owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) flew over mass protests in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, but was not part of the federal government’s response to the activity on the ground, an agency spokesperson said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
House NDAA Markup Set to Start June 22
The House Armed Services Committee plans to mark up the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act from June 22 to July 1, giving the chamber’s Democratic majority an opportunity to weigh about the dramatic increase proposed for active nuclear weapons programs… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
NNSA Pit Plan Will Strand Waste at Los Alamos, New Mexico Says
Nuclear waste will pile up at the Los Alamos National Laboratory under the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plan to make nuclear-weapon cores there, according to the New Mexico Environment Department. In six pages of comments filed last month about… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Nevada, NNSA Get Another Month to Settle Plutonium Suit
State and federal lawyers are dotting “i’s” and crossing “t’s” on a settlement that would end the lawsuit over the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) 2018 shipment of weapon-usable plutonium to Nevada. In an order posted on May 29,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Menendez Bill Would Require New START Extension
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week announced legislation that would require President Donald Trump to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. The measure, which would need a veto-proof… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
No Return Date Set for DNFSB Staff in Washington, D.C.
While some other federal agencies are bringing personnel back into the workplace, there is no timetable for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) staff to return to their offices in downtown Washington, D.C. “No date has been set for a return” to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA Authorizes Construction of New Y-12 Calciner Needed for UPF Startup
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week gave the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee the all-clear to start building a key piece of equipment needed to move uranium secondary-stage work out of the aging Building 9212 and into the under-construction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
GAO Outlines Columbia Technology And Schedule Issues
The latest issue of the annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment of major defense acquisition programs outlined remaining risks to the design and on-time production of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). In its Defense Acquisition… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
Nuclear Energy Strategy Strengthens Nonproliferation, Brouillette Says
A new federal strategy for advancing the United States’ nuclear energy industry will pay dividends in promoting global nonproliferation, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said on May 29. “Our nation’s credibility as a supporter of nonproliferation depends… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
North Wind Nabs Livermore Supplemental Labor Contract, Pushes Out Akima
North Wind Services unseated Akima Infrastructure Services as the manager of a specialized workforce subcontracted to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the prime contractor for the Department of Energy facility said Monday. In a press release, Lawrence… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
ECA Warns Defense Board Could Lose Credibility With Locals Over Recommendation Language
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) might lose credibility in the eyes of Department of Energy site host communities if it does not explain its opposition to proposed changes to federal nuclear safety standards in plain words, a community interest group said. “It would be in the best interest for sites and communities to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Hosting Virtual Job Fair This Month
Good news for those who might want a job with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA): Although an in-person job fair scheduled for July is officially canceled, the agency will host a virtual event online. “Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]