Vol. 25, No. 36 
U.S., U.K. Will Help Australia Get Nuclear-Powered Attack Subs
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Poll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Support for ICBM Refresh
ARLINGTON, Va. — A new poll commissioned in August by the Mitchell Institute here shows that a bipartisan group of U.S. voters favored acquisition of a new ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. The online poll, conducted in August 2021 by Washington-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Nuclear Modernization Based on Obsolete Thinking, STRATCOM Commander Says
The current trillion-dollar nuclear modernization regime is based on obsolete thinking that fails to consider the emerging nuclear danger posed by China, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said this week at the virtual STATCOM Nuclear Deterrence Symposium. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus Signs Three-Year Lease Extension for Centrifuge Facilities in Ohio
In a move necessary to produce hundreds of kilograms of energy-dense, U.S.-origin uranium fuel for DOE, Centrus Energy Corp. extended a lease on Department of Energy buildings at the Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio for three years, through 2025. The buildings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
90% of DNFSB Staff Vaccinated, Documents Show
Recent federal employee forms show 90% of workers at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board have been vaccinated against coronavirus infection, a spokesperson for the board said this week. All Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) personnel have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE Stands Behind Nuclear Safety Management Rule in Response to DNFSB
The Department of Energy redentlydefended a 2020 update to a key nuclear safety management regulation but said the agency will work with a federal nuclear watchdog over its “technical concerns” with the final rule — including as it relates to aging nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Round Up: Granholm at IAEA; Miller Gets Medal; SNL’s Hot SHOT; More
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm was to lead the U.S. delegation to the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency’s 65th General Conference, the formalities of which were scheduled to begin Monday with an opening plenary session. Granholm and her entourage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]