Vol. 27, No. 34 
No proof NNSA ignored technical concerns about W88 upgrades, Inspector General says
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA extends deadline for Pantex bids to last week of September
Teams vying to take over the Pantex Plant from its Bechtel-led incumbent will get another two weeks to turn in their final bids, the National Nuclear Security Administration said Friday. The agency extended the deadline for bids on the potentially 20-year contract by two weeks to Sept. 28, according to a procurement notice posted online. The […]
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Budget & Policy
Spending bills, NDAA unreconciled for 2024; White House seeks stopgap budget
With less than a month left until fiscal year 2024 begins, the White House has asked Congress for a short-term continuing resolution to freeze federal budgets at 2023 levels. Media reported last week that leaders in the House and Senate have remained open to the requested stopgap bill. Fiscal year 2024 begins Oct. 1. The […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus says it will make HALEU in October with technology NNSA has eyed for defense use
In what would be a major milestone for a technology eyed as a possible cornerstone for nuclear-weapon sustainment in the latter half of this century, Centrus Energy Corp., Bethesda, Md., said this week it will begin enriching energy-dense uranium fuel in October. Centrus is in the prove-it phase of a Department of Energy contract, awarded […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Wednesday’s unarmed Minuteman III test one of more than 300 so far AF says
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command and the U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Launch Delta Guardians launched an unarmed Boeing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. “The ICBM’s reentry vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands,” […]
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Contracts & Procurement
CNS seeks construction contractors to make ‘standard Pantex design” for slew of new buildings
Consolidated Nuclear Security said Tuesday it is looking for construction contractors to split a multiple award task order contract at the Pantex Plant in Texas that could be worth up to $600 million over 10 years. The contract includes a five-year base period worth $300 million and five one-year options worth $60 million each, according […]
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Budget & Policy
As possible exit from Congress looms, Lee tapped to represent U.S. at United Nations
President Joe Biden recently nominated the reliably anti-nuclear appropriator Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as one of this year’s U.S. representatives to the United Nations from Congress. If confirmed by the Senate, Lee would represent the U.S. during the 78th U.N. General Assembly, which opened Sept. 5. High-level meetings among world leaders are scheduled for Sept. […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Labor Department plans occupational illness session for Denver weapons workers
Current and former nuclear weapons workers in the Greater Denver area are invited by the Department of Labor to show up at a Sept. 12 information session on federal occupational illness benefits. Labor Department representatives will be on hand at the Arvada, Colo., session to help attendees with filing new claims or assisting with existing […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap up: New Boston Government Services C-Suiter; IAEA on Iran uranium; 123-agreement bad for business?
Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Boston Government Services, has hired Doug Freund in the newly-created post of chief operating officer, the Department of Energy contractor said this week. Freund was most recently senior vice president for Kiewit Nuclear Solutions, where he was responsible for markets and strategy, Boston Government Services said in a press release. In addition, […]
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Budget & Policy
Former EnergySec Richardson dies at 75
Bill Richardson, a secretary of energy during the Bill Clinton administration who at various points of his career was a Democratic congressman and New Mexico governor, and became something of a specialist in international hostage negotiation, died Sept. 1 at age 75, according to major media accounts. Richardson was first elected to Congress in 1982 and represented New Mexico’s […]