Vol. 29, No. 31

Budget & Policy

With Congress in recess, pending DOE/NNSA noms make for a busy fall

With Congress out on recess this month, a busy September looms with authorization bills requests in both chambers to finalize by Oct. 1 and pending nominations in the Senate for the Department of Energy.  Lawmakers will return facing a looming government funding deadline at the end of September, with a continuing resolution, which has become […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Senate defense appropriations bill has deterrence reductions, reconciliation complaints

    While the Senate’s appropriations bill for the Department of Defense includes a $21.7 billion topline increase, many nuclear modernization programs in the DoD got a reduction. The Senate Appropriations Committee last Thursday voted to advance its $852.5 billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • International

    Russia exits nuclear treaty with U.S.

    Russia “no longer considers itself bound” to a self-imposed treaty between the United States and Moscow that prohibits deploying intermediate-range missiles, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    DoD and USAF tightlipped on classification for Qatari Air Force One

    The Air Force has not divulged how much it reprogrammed in fiscal 2024 funds from the Sentinel to modify the Qatari jet for use as a stand-in Air Force One by President Donald Trump. The Qatari gift of a Boeing 747-8i luxury airliner to the U.S. for use as Air… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for […]

  • National Laboratories

    NNSA deploys security simulation tech at Lawrence Livermore

    The Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will deploy Cornelis Networks technology to power Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s high-performance computing cluster “Lynx.” The “Lynx” cluster is a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    BWXT enjoys strong quarter led by government operations

    Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va. in the second quarter, which the company attributed to strong performances in government operations. “We had exceptionally strong second quarter 2025 financial results driven by solid operational performance and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Centrus earnings decrease in second quarter but increase in HALEU revenue

    Earnings fell at Centrus Energy, based in Bethesda, Maryland, in the second quarter, which the uranium broker and enrichment technology developer attributed to a decrease in the volume of uranium sold. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $28.9… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Leidos reports increase in second quarter earnings

    Earnings rose at Leidos, Reston, Va., in the second quarter, which the national security and technology company attributed to controlling expenses in a time of “uncertainty” and some new contract awards.  For this year’s second quarter, Leidos reported… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    DNFSB wants to know how smaller DOE will protect safety

    A federal safety panel wants to know how the Department of Energy will ensure nuclear safety given reduced staffing and restructuring. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) on July 25 formally requested DOE brief it within 30 days on continuing to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    NMED wants WIPP timetable on infrastructure fixes

    New Mexico is citing the Department of Energy and its prime contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) with violations and giving them until Sept. 24 to deliver a plan for fixing aging assets at the disposal site for transuranic waste. An order by a branch… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Wrap-up: Hiroshima 80th anniversary and Gaza; Navy nuclear reactor solicitation; NNSA increase communities’ security; Italy nuclear tech and more; Obituary

    In memory of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 80 years ago on Aug. 6, 1945, Ghasson Shahrour, a medical expert at the Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, wrote that “we cannot stop future Hiroshimas if we’ve allowed today’s Gazas to burn.” “Every… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]

  • News & Analysis

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