Vol. 28, No. 43 
Election digest: civilian nuclear weapons
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Budget & Policy
Trump Win, new Senate GOP majority set to reshape top defense committee posts
In the wake of Donald Trump securing his second term as president, the GOP on election day also regained majority in the Senate with new leaders set to take over the upper chamber’s defense authorization and spending panels in the next Congress. While much remains… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SRNS CEO says Fluor will compete for new Savannah River M&O deal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dennis Carr, chief operating officer at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, told the Monitor here last week that the team’s parent company Fluor would compete for a follow-on management contract at Savannah River. In late September, the National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT reported strong quarter with increase in government operations
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed on Monday to contract wins and higher production in naval nuclear components and microreactors. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $69.6 million,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
HII’s third quarter earnings tumble on delays in submarine awards
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ strong momentum in 2024 came to a halt in the third quarter due to challenges in shipbuilding and notably delays in an award from the Navy for submarine work. Net income in the quarter slid 32% to $101 million, or $2.56 earnings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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National Laboratories
LANL transmission line ‘necessary,’ lab field office manager writes
The Los Alamos National Laboratory looked at ‘every possible alternative’ for building a powerline through Caja del Rio Plateau, the lab’s top federal manager wrote in a local newspaper over the weekend. “After years of study, debate and consultation that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Ingalls chief Wilkinson to lead Newport News shipbuilding for nuclear subs
Huntington Ingalls Industries Wednesday named Kari Wilkinson, currently president of the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding segments, as the incoming president of its nuclear shipbuilding operations in Virginia effective Jan. 1, 2025. The Newport News segment is… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
DNFSB announced new LANL resident inspector
Jason Kemp will take over as resident inspector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board announced Monday. According to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) press release, Kemp’s duties as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Republic of Korea and U.S. have provisional agreement on nuclear cooperation
The U.S. and the Republic of Korea reached a memorandum of understanding on principles concerning nuclear exports and cooperation on Friday Nov. 1, DOE said Monday. According to an agency press release, the countries as of Monday had yet to complete their final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
US launched Minuteman III ICBM with three test warheads
The U.S. Space Force tested the intercontinental ballistic missile’s ability to strike targets with multiple warheads in a Minuteman III launch Tuesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. According to a press release by the Space Force base, an airborne command… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Wrap up: Markle to run BWXT’s Virginia facility for naval reactor cores; Robb LeMasters promoted; NNSA naval reactor financial services contract award
BWX Technologies, a naval-nuclear reactor company that contracts for the National Nuclear Security Administration, announced Thursday that it promoted Robb LeMasters to chief financial officer and executive vice president. “Robb has played a key role in transforming… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]