Vol. 28, No. 47 
Air Force Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander says 80-4 ‘going well and on time’
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Budget & Policy
Energy and Water approps chair says no ‘topline item agreed to’ for budget; has talked with Chris Wright
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), chair of the energy and water appropriations subcommittee in the House, told the Exchange Monitor he does not know when a vote on the federal budget would be. “I have not been privy to that,” Fleischmann said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
White House nominates new commander of Air Force Nuclear Systems Center
President Joe Biden (D) on Tuesday nominated Air Force Major General Mark Pye to take command of the Air Force Nuclear Systems Center in New Mexico as a lieutenant general. Pye, whose promotion requires Senate approval, is currently the director of programs at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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National Laboratories
Santa Fe commissioners met with coalition opposed to LANL powerline
Santa Fe County commissioners met this week with a coalition for the Caja del Rio plateau that has proposed making the plateau near the Los Alamos National Laboratory a monument, one of them said Wednesday. Commissioner Anna Hansen told the Monitor about Wednesday’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA seeking LiH purification and reprocessing sources
The National Nuclear Security Administration posted a source sought notice on sam.gov Tuesday for a contractor to purify and reprocess lithium hydride that the agency produces. Lithium is a component of producing tritium, which is used in the thermonuclear weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Longtime Fluor CFO to retire, top accountant being promoted
Fluor’s longtime chief financial officer and executive vice president Joe Brennan plans to retire July 1, 2025 after more than three decades with the Irving, Texas-based government contractor. Fluor announced Brennan’s planned departure in a Monday press release,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Ukraine nuclear plants lower power levels twice in two weeks, IAEA says
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement Nov. 28 that Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants reduced electricity due to military activity targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. “Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is extremely… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
SRS shoring up field rep safety oversight program, DNFSB told
Department of Energy management at the Savannah River Site told a federal safety watchdog last month steps are underway to strengthen oversight by departmental facility representatives at the nuclear complex in South Carolina. The DOE Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Australia approves first businesses to work in U.S., U.K. submarine supply chains
Four Australian companies received Australian government contracts for a qualification process that will eventually let them work in and contribute to U.S. and U.K. submarine supply chains, the government in Canberra said this week. These four approvals, announced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
HII to acquire assets of submarine metal fabricator to increase capacity and production
In a bid to increase capacity and accelerate production of submarines for the Navy, Huntington Ingalls Industries has agreed to acquire the assets of W International. W International is a 500-employee strong metal fabricator that already supports the submarine… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Wrap up: White House requests more money for Columbia; Ron DeSantis potential SecDef pick; collab
The White House Office of Management and Budget last week requested another $1.59 billion from Congress to continue building the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. A senior Navy official told reporters Monday that OMB requested two anomalies divided into… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]