Vol. 26, No. 01

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

What to Watch in 2022: National Nuclear Security Administration

On the heels of the arrival of the New Year, here’s a look at what to expect in 2022 at the National Nuclear Security Administration, its sites and its partners. Production Office Protest A bigger deal for industry perhaps than the Joe Biden administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Draft Solicitation Out for Contract With NNSA DUF4 Line

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management published draft solicitations this week for a potentially 10-year, $2-billion contract that includes processing depleted uranium tetrafluoride for National Nuclear Security Administration nuclear weapon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]

  • Budget & Policy

    More Confirmed COVID at NNSA Amid Omicron Surge; Most Sites Pause Vaccine Mandates

    Confirmed active cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled across the National Nuclear Security Administration enterprise compared with early December, a spokesperson for agency headquarters in Washington said Friday.  The increase in active cases, the only number the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Commercial Quantities of Domestic Mo-99 in Late ‘23, NNSA Says

    The National Nuclear Security Administration hopes its efforts to boost the domestic industry for Molybdenum-99 will result in commercial-scale availability of the medical isotope a couple years from now, according to an annual nonproliferation report the agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Discussions Scheduled for This Month About Upping Weapons Tritium Output From TVA Reactors

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission planned to meet in January to discuss increasing production of tritium for nuclear weapons in civilian reactors operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to a notice posted online this week. “The purpose of this informational… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    McConnell Gets Promotion at NNSA HQ

    James McConnell is the new No. 3 and top career civil servant at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the semi-autonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapons agency said before New Year’s. McConnell was appointed associate principal deputy administrator in December, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) website. In that role he would backstop the agency’s […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    Major Nuclear Weapon States Reiterate Nonproliferation Treaty Goals

    The five major nuclear-weapon states this week released a new statement about the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the bedrock international accord that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear technology and a philosophy of defensive use of nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Round Up: Granholm at Livermore; Nuclear Diplomat Returns; NNSA’s Up in the NDAA

    Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Thursday. Granholm praised the lab for its work on “biosecurity. Defense. Nonproliferation.”   Nonproliferation policy pro Laura Holgate on Tuesday returned as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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