Vol. 28, No. 46 
Judge vacates order in activists’ pit lawsuit, keep case in district court
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International
IAEA condemns Iran, State Department agrees, Iran activates centrifuges in response
In response to a statement by a watchdog nuclear agency condemning its nuclear program, Iran’s state news agency reported Tehran started activating new advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a joint statement Friday calling the International Atomic Energy […]
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Budget & Policy
McConnell to take over as Senate’s top defense appropriator in next Congress
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), after stepping down as GOP leader, said Thursday he will chair the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in the next Congress. The Senate Appropriations Committee previously advanced its $852.2 billion fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, which funds the Department of Defense and funds the ongoing refurbishment of the nuclear triad. The 2025 […]
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Budget & Policy
GOP challenger concedes race against House appropriator Kaptur
Derek Merrin (R) a member of the Ohio legislature has formally conceded his race in Ohio’s 9th congressional district against Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and one of the longest serving incumbents in congress. “The vote is we came about 2,300 votes short” after the provisional votes were counted in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
GAO says more work needed on DOE procurements
When it comes to overseeing billions of dollars’ worth of federal contracts, the Department of Energy, and its two nuclear weapons complex offices, still has work to do, a congressional watchdog agency said in a Thursday report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said DOE, its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its Office of […]
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International
Local opposition to AUKUS radwaste in Adelaide continues after national overhaul of nuke regs
Local groups said they would continue to oppose a planned low-level radioactive waste facility in Adelaide, Australia for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, Australian media reported this week. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a federal law enacted in October allows the storage and disposal of radioactive waste at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Osborne, […]
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Defense & Military
Wrap up: NEST helicopter flights ahead of inauguration; Matt Gaetz steps down; Russia calls possibility of Ukrainian nukes ‘irresponsible;’ more
The National Nuclear Security Administration will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights Dec. 2-13 over downtown Washington, to detect radiation threats ahead of the 2025 presidential inauguration, the agency said in a press release. The Nuclear Energy Support Team’s (NEST) aircraft, now a Leonardo AW-139, will scan for background radiation by flying at low levels in the […]
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News & Analysis
Publication notice
In observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor will not publish on Friday, Nov. 29. The next issue will be published on Wednesday, Nov. 27.