Vol. 27, No. 48 
Glovebox Fire shuts portion of LANL plutonium lab for nearly two weeks
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Plutonium Pit Production
Federal watchdog wants report on worker safety at Savannah River’s yet-to-open pit plant
A federal nuclear safety watchdog wants the National Nuclear Security Administration to respond to concerns over worker safety at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility in just over a month. Three different NNSA safety assessments of the in-development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Supreme Court agrees to vacate ruling against Biden’s contractor vax mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to vacate a national preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors, after the Justice Department argued the issue became moot when pandemic emergency measures ended this spring. The court Monday granted a petition filed by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar in July asking the high […]
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International
NNSA signs agreement with Japan, Korea for environmental science and nuclear tech exchange
NNSA signs agreement with Japan, Korea for environmental science and nuclear tech exchange The National Nuclear Security Administration, Japan and South Korea signed a trilateral agreement to collaborate on emerging nuclear technologies. The three countries signed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Environmental field boss at Los Alamos to become NNSA’s Savannah River Site manager
The Department of Energy’s cleanup office boss at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has been selected to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration’s field operations at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, a DOE executive said this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress passes fiscal ‘24 NDAA; nuclear weapons get more, nuclear cleanup stays flat
President Joe Biden (D) was set to sign a fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act that authorizes raises for nuclear weapons programs and flat spending for nuclear-weapons cleanup but no major changes for civilian nuclear energy policies. This week, with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reindustrialization & Redevelopment
Wrap up: Wrap up: Clean energy for test site?; Boston Government personnel; Big snow at LANL
The Department of Energy will hold its Clean Energy Project Information Day for the Nevada National Security Site Feb. 13 in Las Vegas, the department said this week. The session will be held at the National Atomic Testing Museum at 755 East Flamingo Road in Las… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]