Vol. 26, No. 28 
Authorization bill with increased NNSA funding, sea-launched cruise missile, easily passes House
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Bids due soon on uranium sales to NNSA for domestic reserve
Less than a month remains for anyone interested in selling domestic uranium to the government for a congressionally directed to submit their bids to the National Nuclear Security Administration. In a 2021 spending bill, Congress appropriated $75 million to the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Environmental groups come at NNSA in court again, calling for broad environmental review of pits
Repeated changes in the the National Nuclear Security Administration’s strategy for producing new plutonium pits, plus the agency’s admission in 2021 that it cannot make a legal production deadline, is grounds for forcing the government to conduct an extensive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE green-lighted DNFSB access to nuclear sites in first half of 2022
The Congressionally-created safety watchdog for nuclear defense facilities was not denied access to any Department of Energy records or personnel during the first six months of 2022. In a regular update to Congress, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NNSA manager picked as next chief of staff for DOE cleanup office
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has selected a manager from the semi autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, Cathy Tullis, to be its next chief of staff effective July 17. Tullis, currently chief of staff for the associate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Round up: noose-hanger fired at Y-12; Hinderstein in Savannah River; Stewart at State
A Consolidated Nuclear Security employee who in June hung a noose at a construction site at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was fired from their job, according to a statement a building trades union posted online Friday. The North America’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]