Vol. 28, No. 31 
Senate appropriators give less than House for NNSA weapons; concerned on SLCM-N
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Strategic forces ranking Republican says dates for Sentinel, rest of triad ‘too late’
WASHINGTON — Modernization of U.S. nuclear weapons and delivery systems is moving too slowly and the Pentagon has heard about it, Nebraska’s senior U.S. senator said here Tuesday at a think tank. “When we’re in classified briefings and I hear from the military and the department, they give me dates on when things are going […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA HQ creates new post, splits off some responsibilities of top civil servant
Teresa Robbins from Y-12 was appointed assistant principal deputy administrator of operations at National Nuclear Security Administration headquarters, according to an email seen by the Exchange Monitor. The newly created headquarters job, NA-4 for short, siphons off some of the responsibilities previously given to the agency’s top-ranking civil servant, the associate principal deputy administrator, or […]
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International
State Department says ‘proof is in the pudding’ for Iran’s new direction regarding nukes
Iran must comply with International Atomic Energy Agency rules again to enter nuclear talks with the U.S., a State Department spokesperson said this week after the Islamic Republic swore in a new president. The spokesperson said July 29 that the state department has “no expectation” that the election of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a self-styled […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Declassified NNSA report shows a few more weapons in stockpile
The National Nuclear Security Administration released a report last week that said the U.S. nuclear stockpile had 3,748 warheads as of September 2023. Information on the nuclear weapons stockpile was last released and updated in October 2021, when the stockpile had 3,713 warheads. The number of nuclear warheads is down 88% from its peak in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA not planning replacement of Vegas-area office
Plans to relocate the Nevada National Security Site’s Las Vegas-area campus are on hold for lack of funds, a National Nuclear Security Administration spokesperson told the Monitor Thursday. “The move from the North Las Vegas Facility to a new location was evaluated…because it was identified as a project that could potentially occur in the next […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Waste from AUKUS subs might be stored on naval base, according to Australian agency
An Australian government agency signed a deal this month to store nuclear waste from AUKUS submarines on a naval base in the country, despite community concerns. The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) issued a license to the Australian Submarine Agency to prepare what the agency calls a “Controlled Industrial Facility” on naval […]
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Budget & Policy
Nuclear critics urge Senate appropriators to fully fund DNFSB
On Tuesday, more than two-dozen advocacy groups with an anti-nuclear bent called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund a federal nuclear watchdog agency at the $47.2 million level sought by President Joe Biden for fiscal 2025 and the panel came close. Senate appropriators took up their version of the legislation Thursday and called for […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor reports quarterly earnings uptick; touts weapons complex foothold
Earnings rose at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the second quarter, which the global engineering company with a big footprint in the Department of Energy, attributed to long-term government and commercial contracts, according to a Friday press release. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $169 million, or $0.97 a share, up from […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
HII reports strong second quarter led by mission technologies segment
Huntington Ingalls Industries on Thursday posted what it called strong second quarter results driven by gains at its Mission Technologies segment with help from shipbuilding operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) net income in the second quarter rose 33% to $173 million, or $4.38 a share, from $130 million, or $3.27 a share, a year ago, […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap up: NNSA seeking sea transport of nuke material; Senate appropriators pass defense bill; New Fluor exec; more
The National Nuclear Security Administration is looking for sea transport of nuclear materials from east Asia, according to a solicitation posted Friday on a government contracting database. Offers are due August 16, and work would be done within two years of the solicitation, according to an unclassified statement of work appended to the solicitation. […]