Vol. 28, No. 40 
SRNS CEO says still hitting milestone for CD-2/3 of SRPPF by December 2025
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA releases ‘blueprint’ for nuclear weapons production in post-New-START world with a rising China
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Tuesday published a vision for the U.S. nuclear-weapons production complex that could exist in the decades when the last nuclear-arms-control treaty lapses and China finishes a major military modernization. The fruit of a year of work, the 40-page Enterprise Blueprint published Tuesday, and provided to the Exchange Monitor under […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Chair Connery reaching end of term but not leaving just yet
This Friday, Oct. 18, will mark the end of the official term for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chair Joyce Connery, but Connery will stay on longer to prevent the panel from losing a quorum, a spokesperson said Wednesday. A “quorum saving provision” in Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) rules allows Connery to stay […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
James Peery retires from lab director position at Sandia
James Peery, who has a tenure of over 30 years at National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories, announced his retirement last week, Sandia National Laboratories confirmed to the Monitor Tuesday. Peery served as lab director for Sandia National Laboratories from January 2020 to present, according to his bio on Sandia’s website. A spokesperson for Sandia told […]
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Contracts & Procurement
GAO says protested Training Center contract award was ‘reasonable and consistent’
The Government Accountability Office found ‘no basis’ to object to the Department of Energy’s approach to evaluating contenders for its National Training Center contract, according to its public decision on the incumbent’s bid protest. On Oct. 9, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied two protests by the Albuquerque, N.M.-based National Training Center’s incumbent, Kupono Government […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
James Dawkins is Savannah River site prime’s vice president for NNSA programs
The National Nuclear Security Administration and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions appointed James Dawkins as chief operations officer and executive vice president, according to Dawkins’ LinkedIn profile Saturday. In Dawkins’ new dual role, he will oversee the management and operations of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) related programs at Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., according […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Jeff Allison will retire as deputy manager at Savannah River Field Office at end of year
Jeff Allison’s retirement from his deputy manager position at Savannah River Field Office was announced Tuesday at the South Carolina Nuclear Advisory Council meeting. A spokesperson from the Savannah River Field Office told the Monitor that Allison will retire at the end of the calendar year. Allison has served as the deputy manager since January […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE’s $900M funding infusion for small reactors includes offer of NNSA aid
The Department of Energy’s $900-million solicitation for proposals to deploy small light-water reactors includes an “opportunity” for nuclear security aid that, the agency said, could make the reactors more exportable. DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations dropped the long-expected solicitation on Thursday, offering domestic teams of power consumers, utilities, reactor designers and construction contractors a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Wrap up: CNS and Bechtel donate to Hurricane Helene recovery; SRS pit production staffing; Steadfast Noon NATO exercise begins
Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) and its parent company Bechtel National donated money with aims to support victims of damage from Hurricane Helene in Tennessee, according to a press release by CNS. CNS, the management and operating contractor for the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is donating $10,000 to East Tennessee Foundation’s Neighbor […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Correction
The story “NNSA, antis, get more time to negotiate agreement after agency loses pit lawsuit” [Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, Vol. 28 No. 39], should have said that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims said that “parties’ discussion and proposal should take into consideration Plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.” The story should also have said […]