Vol. 24, No. 43 
NNSA Administrator Gordon-Hagerty Quits
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Another Week, Another 100+ New COVID Cases at NNSA
COVID-19 is surging across the country, with the rate of new cases at most major National Nuclear Security Administration host sites eclipsing their week-ago totals, and the agency cumulative racking up more than 100 new cases for the fourth week in a row. Mixing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Budget & Policy
After Election, New Faces on Capitol Hill in NNSA-adjacent Districts and States
Most congressional incumbents hung on this election, as they typically do, but a few open seats in a few districts and states that host National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites means there are a few new faces representing the neighbors of the nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
NNSA Clears Environmental Hurdle for Savannah River Pits; Environmental Groups Raise Prospect of Lawsuit
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday formalized a decision to make at least 50 nuclear-weapon cores a year at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., and environmental groups immediately raised the prospects of a lawsuit if the agency does not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Nominee Has Skin in Election Outcome
Among the many subplots of the still-undecided White House contest between President Donald Trump (R) and former vice president Joe Biden (D) is the makeup of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Matthew Moury, the Department of Energy’s associate undersecretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT Earnings Steady in Third Quarter
Lynchburg, Va.-based BWX Technologies hauled in $520 million in revenue during the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, which is up 3% from the $506 million it took in during the same period a year ago, the company reported this week. Its net income for the quarter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & […]
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International
U.K. Nationalizing Operations of its Nuclear Weapons Complex, but Carving Out Role for Industry
The United Kingdom announced this week it will nationalizing operations of its Atomic Weapons Establishment next June after letting contractors run the shop for nearly three decades. The Atomic Weapons Establishment will become a wholly-owned, arms-length body… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
U.S. Still Hard on MOX Services to Pay Up for Fraudulent Invoices, Court Filing Shows
The United States says the contractor for a cancelled plutonium recycling plant at the Savannah River Site still owes the feds millions of dollars because of allegedly fraudulent billing and called the company’s claim that it already paid back the sum smoke and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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National Laboratories
Round Up: Former LLNL ALD to General Atomics; NNSA Rad Sniffing Helo Procurement; Nuclear Safety Issues at SRS
A former Lawrence Livermore senior manager joined General Atomics this week as the senior vice president of the San Diego-based company’s energy group. Anantha Krishnan had been Livermore’s Associate Laboratory Director for Engineering for about six years before… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]