Vol. 25, No. 34 
UPF, Infrastructure Get Boost in House Armed Services NDAA; No B83 Funds
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Will Have to Report on Benefits of Competitive M&O Contracts if House NDAA Becomes Law
The National Nuclear Security Administration would have to report to Congress about the benefits of competitively awarding management and operations contracts for nuclear weapons sites by March 1, if the House’s version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Pit Debate in 18-Month ‘Tactical Pause,’ House Armed Services Chair Says
Construction of plutonium pit factories should continue more or less as planned for another year-and-a-half, until the Joe Biden administration wraps up a nuclear posture review and the Savannah River Site delivers a baseline cost estimate for a pit factory there,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
House NDAA Would Order GBSD Review by Team Including Non-Defense Members
The House Armed Services Committee wants the Air Force to review its approach to the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, to include identifying potential steps for reducing costs and introducing more opportunities for competition in the operation and maintenance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
August Brings Summer COVID Surge at NNSA Sites; Four New Fatalities Confirmed; SRS Contractor Mandates Vax
The National Nuclear Security Administration in August confirmed that four more employees of the nuclear security enterprise died of COVID-19 during an explosive summer case surge, even as some federal contractors took their most forceful workforce vaccination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
NorthStar Scores Matching NNSA Funds for Domestic Mo-99
NorthStar Medical technologies, Beloit, Wis., inked a $37-million cooperative agreement with the National Nuclear Security Administration to produce the medical isotope Molybdenum-99, the semi-autonomous Department of Energy agency announced Aug. 27. NorthStar,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Round Up: NA-1 on Tour; New AFGSC Head; Nonproliferation Notes; More
Jill Hruby, the new administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) continued her tour of the nuclear security enterprise last week, dropping by both the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]