Vol. 28, No. 19 
Hinderstein is acting NNSA No. 2
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Contracts & Procurement
Protests of competition bids for DOE contract could finally end in August
The Department of Energy will not bring on a new small-business contractor to run its National Training Center in New Mexico before early August, a recent procurement document shows. On April 30, DOE extended through Aug. 5 the contract it awarded in 2018 to training… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA exploring contract options for depleted uranium production
The National Nuclear Security Administration began planning Monday for a contract to annually produce 400 metric tons of high purity depleted uranium for future nuclear-weapon manufacturing. “Vendors should assume that a contract would be awarded by July 15, 2025,” the agency wrote in a request for information published Monday. Responses to the request for information […]
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Contracts & Procurement
CNS to subcontract fuel station construction at Tennessee weapons site
Consolidated Nuclear Security planned to subcontract construction of a new vehicle fuel station at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the site prime said Monday. The project includes designing and building the new fuel station for Y-12,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Earnings up at BWXT but tough competition, staff ramp-up on uranium work slow government ops growth
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., in the first quarter, during which the company said Monday it cranked out more naval-nuclear components but made less money on government business overall as it bulked up its workforce. Work is beginning under… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT taps former Senate appropriations staffer for government relations post
John Lucio, once a staff member of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, was appointed director of government relations by Lynchburg, Va.-based BWX Technologies, the company said last week. Most recently Lucio was a senior vice president at Ervin Graves… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
IAEA Chief visits Iran amid nuclear tensions
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Iran this week during the country’s International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology and met with Iranian officials. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap up: Lawsuit over contamination in Bay area; Sandia pushes deadline for public-private pulsed power RFI; Griffin back at SRS; more
After threatening for years, the University of Berkeley Law Environmental Law Clinic and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice sued the Navy and Environmental Protection Agency in May over concerns of improper and fraudulent inspection of radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]