Vol. 24, No. 46 
Compromise NDAA Also a Compromise on DOE, Pentagon Control Over Civilian Nuke Budget
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Uranium Purification Pact With BWXT Subsidiary Won’t Cost Y-12 Jobs, NNSA Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday moved to reassure the city of Oak Ridge that moving some uranium purification outside the fence at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge Tenn., will not cost the site any jobs. The city raised the alarm in a statement issued before the Thanksgiving holiday last week, […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA COVID Count Again Sets Record; Cases Spike in Host Regions Appears to Relent
For the second week in a row, the National Nuclear Security Administration broke its record for new confirmed COVID-19 cases in a week, reflecting the disease’s rapid spread among the general population. Nationally, the U.S. is setting new daily case records almost daily, according to data tracked by the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. At […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Another Democrat Lawmaker Pushes for Biden Nuclear Posture Overhaul
On Tuesday, another Democratic lawmaker called for President-elect Joe Biden to publish what would be the third U.S. nuclear posture review in as many administrations — a potential step toward altering the course of the nuclear modernization regimen that started in 2016. “They’ll have to do a top-to-bottom review of these programs and think about […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Recent and Impending DOE Leadership Churn Highlight Need to Fix NNSA Chief’s Term, Nat’l Academies Panel Says
The personnel churn in the Donald Trump administration’s nuclear-weapons enterprise and Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States highlight the urgency of giving the administrator of the National nuclear Security Administration a fixed term, members of a National Academies panel said Wednesday. “At the moment we not only have secretary and deputy secretary […]
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International
Russia Still Willing to Deal With Trump Administration on New START, Ambassador Says
Russia would still do a deal with the Donald Trump Administration to extend the New START nuclear arms-control treaty, but a five year extension would be best, because negotiating a follow-on treaty will be very difficult, the Russian ambassador said this week in a webcast hosted by a D.C. think tank. “If anybody can call […]