Vol. 25, No. 28

Life Extension Programs

W88 Alt 370 First Production Unit Complete; Production Run Possible in Early CY22

The National Nuclear Security Administration said this week it completed the first production unit of a refurbished submarine-launched nuclear warhead, setting the stage for a mass-production run that could begin early next year and which will fit the weapon with a new detonation system rated for 30 more years at sea. Workers at the Pantex […]
  • Budget & Policy

    House Appropriators Hold Line on NNSA Modernization in 2022 but Trim Trio of Weapons Programs

    On a party line 33-24 vote Friday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a 2022 civilian nuclear weapons budget that includes requested funding for proposed plutonium pit factories but withholds funds for a few smaller nuclear weapons programs. The full House… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Budget & Policy

    NNSA Administrator Nominee Among Defense Appointees Held Up in Senate

    President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration is one of many political appointees for key national defense posts whose confirmation votes have been blocked in the Senate, multiple people have told Nuclear Security & Deterrence… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    SRS Adds Shifts to Plutonium Dilute and Dispose Program at K-Area

    The Savannah River Site has been running a four-shift glove box operation at its main plutonium-disposal program in the site’s K-Area for a little more than a month now, a site spokesperson said this week. The Aiken, S.C., site ratcheted up to four shifts from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]

  • National Laboratories

    Craft Workers Strike at Livermore

    While nobody had walked off the job at deadline for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, some 240 people were set to go on strike at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California over what the union called the management’s refusal to negotiate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Federal Return to Work Plans Due Monday

    With COVID-19 vaccines now widely available in the U.S., federal agencies including the Department of Energy are supposed to set plans by Monday to return personnel to offices. The White House Office of Management and Budget gave federal agencies until July 19… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • National Laboratories

    Weekly Roundup: NNSA Projects Get DOE PM Awards; NM Quake; Sandia Landfill; More

    The Secretary of Energy recognized three National Nuclear Security Administration projects that demonstrated significant results in completing projects under budget and ahead of schedule, the agency announced this week. The Secretary’s Project Management Achievement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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