Vol. 26, No. 12 
NA-10 nominee gets his hearing; supports review of pit program
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA quits counting COVID cases among teleworkers
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Nuclear Security Administration stopped keeping track of active cases of the disease among personnel who don’t report to work regularly at the agency’s labs, plants or sites. The change left the agency with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Waste disposal exception okayed for S.C. plant that makes tritium rods
A regulatory domino fell Thursday at the plant where Westinghouse fabricates tritium producing burnable absorber rods for the National Nuclear Security Administration, clearing the way for cleanup of contaminated disposal lagoons on the South Carolina property. On… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
Raises for some at Los Alamos
Many full-timers working directly for the Los Alamos National Laboratory Laboratory received a modest raise earlier this month as part of broad retention efforts by the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to a letter from the lab’s director. “We… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Ice storm, power outage at Pantex delay non-essential arrives amid production upswing
As the nuclear-weapons production complex began a shift into overdrive, non-essential personnel at the Pantex site were asked to delay their arrival early this week, starting with the graveyard shift on Monday after a late-season ice storm moved in over the Texas panhandle. Only a day after the spring equinox, the system dropped a wintery […]
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International
Round Up: Biden posture review sinks sole purpose; Fortenberry felony conviction; Nuke plant strikes in Ukraine a war crime?
The Wall St. Journal reported Friday that President Joe Biden’s nuclear posture review will call for canceling both a planned nuclear-tipped, sea-launched cruise missile slated to use a modified W80-4 warhead and a life extension program for the megaton-capable… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]