Vol. 26, No. 31 
Two-year delay for first W80-4 warhead, but NNSA says will still deliver on-time to Air Force
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA finishes split of HQ procurement offices; reorg meant to up focus on M&O contractors
The National Nuclear Security Administration this week split its two headquarters-based procurement offices into three, the head of the agency said. Effective Monday, the agency’s Washington-based procurement bureaucracy comprises: the Office of Partnership Services;… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
TVA ballparks $600M bill for parts replacements in tritium-producing Watts Bar 2 reactor
The final tab for getting the Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear generator back in shape to produce power for homes and businesses and irradiate tritium for U.S. nuclear weapons will be about $600 million, the Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday in a regulatory filing. On… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Fluor CEO points to pending Savannah River extension, increased earnings
Amid a profitable quarter, Fluor, Irving, Texas, said Friday the Department of Energy plans to extend a Fluor-led joint venture’s tenure as prime contractor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina for up to five years. During an earnings call, Fluor CEO… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Westinghouse TPBAR factory poised for 40-year license extension from NRC
The South Carolina plant that puts together the rods that help the National Nuclear Security Administration top off the tritium reservoirs of U.S. nuclear weapons cleared an environmental hurdle last week that sets the facility up to operate for another 40 years. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Full 5th circuit hearing set next month to Biden’s COVID vax policy for feds
The entire Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Sept. 13 in New Orleans on a case surrounding the Joe Biden administration’s authority to require most federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s according to a notice posted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
CEO says Centrus rakes in profit as Russian war on Ukraine riles utilities about uranium
Second-quarter profits rose sharply at nuclear-fuel broker Centrus Energy, Bethesda, Md., as Russia’s war against Ukraine made uranium more expensive and spooked some buyers into locking in the current price, the company’s CEO said Friday. “There’s an advantage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Round Up: NPT review con; Pantex dosimetry report; New electrical hookup at Y-12
In remarks at the 10th review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran’s race to uranium enrichment, touted a 90% reduction in U.S. nuclear arms since… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]