Vol. 25, No. 04 
Energy Secretary-Designate Granholm Pledges to Keep Nukes, Cleanup Atop DOE Priority List
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National Laboratories
Budil Will Be 13th Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kim Budil will become the 13th director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California on March 2, the younger of the two U.S. nuclear-weapons design laboratories announced Thursday. Budil was mostly recently Livermore’s director of weapons complex and integration, responsible for the lab’s major weapon refurbishments, including the W80-4 air-launched cruise-missile warhead and the […]
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National Laboratories
NNSA COVID Recoveries Outpace Infections; Livermore Alone Among Labs Still Waiting on Vaccine Doses
The National Nuclear Security Administration racked up more than 200 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 this week, but recoveries again outpaced new infections, with vaccinations continuing throughout the enterprise. As of Friday the semiautonomous Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Minimal Changes on Appropriations Committees That Touch DOE in 117th Congress
The energy and defense mix on the House Appropriations Committee, at least its leadership, will remain essentially unchanged in the 177th Congress, according to rosters released by Democrats and Republicans this week. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Mike Simpson… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
U.S. Officially Proposes Five-Year New START Extension; Russia Accepts
Moscow this week approved an official request by the U.S. to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the Russian federation for five years. The U.S. officially proposed an extension on Tuesday after the Joe Biden administration telegraphed the move… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Procurement Starts for Construction of High Explosives Facility at Pantex
Consolidated Nuclear Security is seeking a subcontractor to build the National Nuclear Security Administration’s High Explosives Science and Engineering facility at the Pantex Plan in Amarillo, Texas, according to a procurement note posted online. The three-building… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Appoints New Acting General Manager
James Biggins is now listed as the acting general manager of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, according to an organizational chart released late last week. Biggins has served as a special assistant to the chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Doomsday Clock Remains at 100 Minutes Til Midnight in Annual Bulletin Atomic Ceremony
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists kept their metaphorical Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight on Wednesday, citing development of hypersonic weapons, missile defense systems and dual-use weapons-delivery systems over the past 12 months, the dove-ish, Chicago-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]