Vol. 27, No. 29 Nuke spending will top $75B per year over next decade, mostly to modernize triad
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Contracts & Procurement
Pitches for potential 20-year, $30B Pantex management deal due by Sept. 14
Whoever next manages the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, could hold the job for 20 years under a contract worth up to $30 billion now that a final pair of five-year options periods have been approved by senior officials. A final request for proposals (RFP) for a new management contract at […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos workforce will level off at about 20,000 by 2025, Triad official says
The recent unprecedented expansion of the Los Alamos National Laboratory workforce will continue for at least another year before leveling out at around 2,0000 employees, a senior lab official told the Los Alamos County Council on Tuesday. All told, there are 17,244… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Senate appropriators boost funding for plutonium, uranium production facilities
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a spending bill that would give the National Nuclear Security Administration nearly $2 billion more than the $22.1 billion the White House sought and almost exactly the $24 billion the House has proposed. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Senate NDAA add would expand access to nuke worker illness benefits
An amendment to the Senate’s fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act bill could make it easier for nuclear-site employees to receive compensation for beryllium-related illnesses associated with their work. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) successfully won approval… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap up: Senate punts NDAA; LANL official moves to Stanford; NNSA medical isotope meeting, Trinity fallout study and more
The Senate has left town until next week, leaving the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) without a vote. Senators were scheduled to resume consideration fo the bill on Tuesday. The Senate’s version of the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill includes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]