Vol. 27, No. 39 
Report: Crossed wires inside nuke make it past Pantex quality control inspection
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus begins HALEU enrichment at Portsmouth Site
Centrus Energy Corp. started enriching energy dense uranium fuel using a new centrifuge cascade at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site near Piketon, Ohio, the company said Wednesday. Centrus, Bethesda, Md., marked the milestone with a tour of the event… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Environmentalists, locals, say NNSA left crucial documents out of decision record for pits
The National Nuclear Security Administration did not consider certain cost and radioactive waste analyses when it decided to make plutonium pits in New Mexico and South Carolina, the agency said in a court filing this week. It is the latest turn in a two-year-old… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE probe finds no fault with nuclear courier’s time off practices
The Department of Energy’s watchdog found no evidence that personnel at the Office of Secure Transport abused their administrative leave in a recent investigation. The DoE Inspector General received allegations in March that Office of Secure Transport (OST)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Y-12 clears way for new, safer uranium purification process for nuclear weapons work
The last hydrogen fluoride cylinder was recently removed from the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., clearing the way for a new uranium-purification technology for nuclear weapons that could switch on in 2024. Hydrogen fluoride was used in an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Fluor naval propulsion contract extended through 2028
Fluor’s contract for the management and operations of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Laboratory was extended for five years through 2028, the company announced on Monday. The contract had a five-year base period of performance, with a five-year option. Fluor announced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Ex-DNFSB tech director lands DOE health safety post, board seeks to fill slots
Christopher Roscetti, the former technical director for the government’s independent nuclear safety watchdog, is now the Department of Energy’s deputy director for environmental health and safety, according to a DOE website. Roscetti, a career civil servant,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
New IAEA team arrives at Ukrainian nuclear plant with Japanese-donated armored vehicles
A new team of nuclear experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant on Oct. 4, the twelfth rotation since the agency established a permanent presence at the site in September 2022. Teams from the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap up: House panel backs nuke modernization; GOP Senators ask for Iran nuke update; Antis denounce LANL pit production and more
A House commission studying U.S. strategic forces fully backs modernization of the U.S. nuclear enterprise, including by building a third nuclear shipyard to successfully deter both Russia and China, according to a report published Thursday. The Congressional… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]