Vol. 26, No. 09 
Current, former NNSA IT officials at center of conflict-of-interest dispute that derailed Pantex/Y-12 award
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Budget & Policy
HASC Chair says defense budget increase inevitable; Minuteman II test canned
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its seventh day, the Democratic controlled House and its Armed Services Committee are certain to authorize an increase in the defense budget for fiscal year 2023, the committee’s leader said Thursday. “It’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Defense & Military
STRATCOM commander was satisfied with U.S. nuclear posture on 5th day of Russian war with Ukraine
Despite the Russian president’s declaration of a nuclear alert following that country’s invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine, U.S. nuclear posture had not changed as of Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command told lawmakers in an open hearing. “My command,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Leonardo AW139 will replace NNSA’s air sipping helicopters
By Dan Parsons Around 2024, the National Nuclear Security Administration expects to take delivery of a pair of new AW139 helicopters, joining the Air Force in swapping a rotary fleet of Bell birds for Leonardo aircraft. The two Leonardo helicopters for the civilian agency’s aerial measuring system (AMS) fleet will carry the same distinctive livery […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Watts Bar 2, one of two tritium producers, starts outage to replace steam generators
One of the Tennessee Valley Authority reactors that produces tritium for U.S. nuclear weapons on Tuesday switched off for the scheduled replacement of all four of its steam generators, the federally owned corporation said this week. Besides replacing the steam… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DUF6 work resuming at Paducah Site, Portsmouth to follow
After being offline for nearly two years due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and plant upgrades, the Department of Energy says conversion of depleted uranium hexafluoride to a more stable form is resuming at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. Likewise, depleted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos considers hosting solar power project
The Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration are window shopping at this stage for a ground-mounted solar-electric system at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The National Nuclear Security Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Round Up: S1 Warns on Captured Nuclear Plant in Ukraine; Carlsbad Mayor Cool With Diluted Plutonium at WIPP; Leadership Changes at Longenecker; More
A battle Friday morning between Russian and Ukrainian forces at one of Europe’s largest nuclear power plants does not seem to have threatened any of the site’s reactors, a UN group said. Although fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]