Vol. 27, No. 41 
Plutonium mission stressing NNSA glovebox supply chain
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Plutonium Pit Production
Glovebox design nearly done for SRS pit plant; facility should open in 2032, official says
Design of a glovebox facility for the planned Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in South Carolina is 90% complete and should be done by next spring, an official with the site landlord contractor said this week. “Glovebox design is going to be at 90… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate panel endorses Lee for DNFSB after board loses quorum
The Senate Armed Services Committee in a voice vote Thursday advanced the White House’s nomination of Patricia Lee to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, a panel designed for five people that’s currently down to two. The nomination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
U.S. nuclear weapons programs get boost in House-approved spending bill
On Thursday, after a two-week squabble about who to elect as speaker, the House of Representatives passed a bill to fund defense and civilian nuclear programs for the rest of fiscal year 2024. Civilian nuclear programs at the Department of Energy and elsewhere… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT seals $300M deal for more naval nuclear reactor fuel through 2025
BWX Technologies on Tuesday took home another $300 million contract from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to manufacture nuclear reactor fuel for the Navy’s nuclear-powers submarines and aircraft carriers. Under the new deal, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
Conventional underground explosion in Nevada helps U.S. worldwide nuke detection
Last week, a team of engineers at the Nevada National Security Site detonated an explosive device underground in hopes of improving the U.S. ability to detect lower-yield nuclear explosions elsewhere in the world. A National Nuclear Security Administration-led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy Officials call for AUKUS-enabling legislation to keep complicated sub deal on schedule
Navy officials on Wednesday told a House panel that several legislative proposals are needed to prevent delays in the tripartite AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between the U.S., U.K. and Australia. In a joint statement, Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven, Commander… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]