Vol. 28, No. 9 
Plutonium pit-aging studies will cost NNSA at least $1B, not counting equipment, GAO says
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
STRATCOM head embraces nuclear sea-launched cruise missile as modernization must
The leader of U.S. Strategic Command now counts a nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missile among his “critical” nuclear modernization efforts, alongside a new stealth bomber, ballistic missile submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Air Force… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress passes stopgap funding measure, foresees DOE budget next week
This week, almost halfway through the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, congressional appropriators announced they would pass a final 2024 budget for the Department of Energy and other agencies next week. In the meantime, to avoid a partial government shutdown on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT rounds out launch tube manufacturing for Navy ballistic missile subs
Nuclear Naval reactor maker BWX Technologies is out of the submarine missile tube building business after completing its contracted work for the U.S. Navy and allied fleets in 2023, the company’s chief executive said on Feb. 27. BWXT makes Common Missile Compartment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
After wildfires prompt temporary shutdown, business back to normal at Pantex Plant
All shifts were scheduled to report normally to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, again on Friday, even as nearby wildfires of historic intensity continued to burn. The plant’s website shows normal scheduling… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Hawley urges Congress to extend benefits to victims of nuclear contamination
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) this week implored fellow lawmakers to renew a program to compensate victims of Manhattan Project-era radiation exposure. In a letter dated Feb. 26, Hawley asked his Senate colleagues to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Predictable business foundations bring BWXT earnings rise in 2023, fourth quarter
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., for 2023, which the maker of nuclear naval reactors and manager of nuclear weapons sites attributed Tuesday mostly to favorable adjustments on government contracts. For the year, net earnings were $246.3 million,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
LANL employee again running for New Mexico statehouse
Michelle Sandoval, an employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is again vying to represent New Mexico’s 57th district in the statehouse. Sandoval, who unsuccessfully ran for the State House seat in 2022, announced another bid for the office as a Democrat… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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International
Wrap up: Putin threatens nuclear war; NNSA welcomes international mission to Sandia; TVA tritium; more
Russian President Vladimir Putin is again threatening the use of nuclear weapons – this time overtly – after suggestions from European leaders that Western troops could be deployed to Ukraine in non-combat roles. During his annual State of the Nation address… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]