Vol. 24, No. 27

Budget & Policy

House Defense Policy Bill Authorizes Requested Funds for NNSA, Adds Study for Pit Plant

The Department of Energy’s plutonium-pit production plant in South Carolina would get a little extra scrutiny, and civilian nuclear weapons programs would receive a little more funding than requested, under the major defense policy bill approved unanimously… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Brouillette, Backed by Bipartisan Senate Coalition, Fights for Control of Nuclear Weapons Budget

    Nuclear spending debates in Congress often pit active weapons programs against the remediation of shuttered Manhattan Project and Cold War production sites, but this year’s proceeding has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on guard against a provision they… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    NNSA Respirator Masks Start Arriving as U.S. COVID Cases Spike

    National Nuclear Security Administration sites this week started receiving respirators ordered in April to help protect personnel from COVID-19. It was forward progress in a week where COVID-19 cases nationwide continued to spike, and DOE headquarters cleared more… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Nevada, DOE Settle Plutonium Lawsuit

    To settle a 2018 lawsuit over storage of plutonium, the Department of Energy has tentatively agreed not to send more of the weapon-usable material to Nevada. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced the development in a June 26 press release summarizing the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    BWXT, State Investigating Fatal Flash Fire at Lynchburg Plant

    BWX Technologies and the Virginia Department of Labor and Health are still investigating the circumstances that led to the death of an employee in a sudden and brief fire two weeks ago at the company’s Lynchburg, Va., plant. “The flash fire occurred in an isolated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Decision Due Soon From DOE on Retaining WIPP Contractor

    The Energy Department Office of Environmental Management is expected to decide soon whether to keep Nuclear Waste Partnership in place as the prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. The joint partnership between Amentum (formerly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

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