Vol. 29, No. 10 
Top Senate Democrat Schumer backs CR over government shutdown
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Northrop Grumman does “static fire test” on Sentinel ICBM
The U.S. Air Force said that the service and Northrop Grumman conducted “a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile stage-one solid rocket motor” on March 6 at the company’s site in Promontory, Utah. Northrop… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Federal attendance down, anxiety up annual Waste Management
PHOENIX —After layoffs and buyouts and the possibility of a government shutdown, the Department of Energy presence was lighter than usual at the annual Waste Management Symposia here. The buzz at a Sunday night reception here was that while DOE and its nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Bechtel appoints Dena Volovar to head nuclear subsidiary
Contractor Bechtel announced Monday it appointed Dena Volovar as the new president of its Nuclear, Security & Energy business. Volovar succeeds John Howanitz, who will retire in April after 42 years at Bechtel, according to the company press release. Volovar’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Australian government publishes new AUKUS sub strategy
The Australian government published a new submarine strategy March 7 that called for investing $19 billion over 30 years to support future AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines with a domestic industrial base. “The scale, complexity and technology requirements of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Senators want NRC to prioritize update of environmental reviews, Wright agrees
A bipartisan group of four Senators last week urged Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair David Wright to prioritize streamlining the agency’s environmental reviews as called for under 2023 legislation. “We encourage the Commission to vote in a manner that fully… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Hoeven wants Air Force budget updates for various projects
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) wants the Air Force to ensure that its upcoming 2026 budget has funds to update weapons storage for the future AGM-181 long-range standoff nuclear-tipped missile, as well as for the intercontinental ballistic missile bases. The budget… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Laura McGill named next Sandia Lab director
Laura McGill will be Sandia National Laboratories’ 17th director effective May 1, following the retirement of James Peery at the end of April. McGill has worked as the deputy laboratories director for Nuclear Deterrence at Sandia, as well as chief technology… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Colorado’s Walsh nominated to head Environmental Management
The Donald Trump administration is nominating Timothy John Walsh of Colorado to become the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, according to an entry in Monday’s Congressional Record. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is also from Colorado.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Wrap up: NNSA partners with Pentagon and FBI; NNSA uranium contract notice; Trump and Iran nuclear deal; Senate Foreign Relations ranking member retiring; Obituary
The National Nuclear Security Administration partnered with other government agencies to conduct an exercise on how a team would gather evidence to support the president make decisions in a nuclear attack scenario. The Prominent Hunt exercise series, which the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]