Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor

Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 32

August 07, 2020 Read Full Issue

• DOE Kicks Off Procurement for Next Savannah River Site Management Contract
• Draft Solicitation for New Pantex-Y-12 Contract Coming This Month, NNSA Says
• Second NNSA Employee Dies of COVID-19
• ‘Some People’ at DOE Want to Shield NNSA Budget Negotiations From Pentagon, Inhofe Says
• South Carolina, NNSA Could be Close to Settling $200M Plutonium Lawsuit
• Menezes Takes Over as Energy Dept. Deputy
• Reichert Replacing Smith as CNS Chief
• Navy Biz Insulates BWXT in Pandemic as Company Eyes New NNSA Work
• Centrus Posts Second Consecutive Profitable Quarter, With HALEU Assist
• Jacobs Bumps Revenue Up to $3.3B in Fiscal Third Quarter
• Acquisitions, Payment Boost Leidos In Second Quarter
• Huntington Ingalls Hits Rough Seas In Second Quarter
• NRC Plans August Decision on International Isotopes Breaches in Cesium Release
• NNSA Plans Big Environmental Review for 15 More Years of Livermore Operations
• Minuteman III Test Launch Featured Multiple RVs, Airborne Control Center
• NNSA Budget Needs Threatening Other Defense Programs, GAO Repeats
• Los Alamos Community Group Again Needs New Executive Director
• Publication Notice

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 31

July 31, 2020 Read Full Issue

• House Passes $18B NNSA Budget As Part of Appropriations Package
• COVID-19 Recoveries Outpace New Confirmed Cases at NNSA This Week
• No Pandemic Delay Yet for Navy, Air Force Nuke Refurbs
• Plutonium Downblending Resumes at Savannah River Site
• International Isotopes, NRC Schedule Meeting on Seattle Cesium Release
• Nevada Site Wildfire Contained
• One NNSA, But Keep Your Branding, If You Like It, Administrator Says
• NNSA Readying More Money to Support Mo-99 Production
• Senate Panel Advances Controversial Nomination for Top State Dept. Nuke Negotiator
• Northrop Grumman Raises Guidance After 2Q; Expets ICBM Contract Next Month
• Boeing’s Losses Narrow, But Sales Tumble As Outlook Remains Bleak
• Amid Pandemic, GD’s Earnings, Sales Fall in Second Quarter
• Commercial Woes Trip Raytheon Technologies In Second Quarter
• Clarification

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 30

July 24, 2020 Read Full Issue

• House, Senate NDAAs Pass With Bipartisan Support; Trump Threatens Veto
• NNSA COVID-19 Cases Increase By 34 in Largest Week-to-Week Jump of Pandemic
• NNSA Finalizes Environmental Paperwork About UPF Hazards as Construction Continues
• Fluor Announces New Chief Financial Officer
• Air Force General is New Stockpile Chief at NNSA
• DOE Biz Not Affected by Huntington Ingalls Reshuffling
• Revised DOE Order Scales Back Central Oversight of DNFSB Relationship With Site Personnel
• Ex-Staffer Nominated to DNFSB
• Lawyers Post Ex-LANL Physicist’s Application to Chinese Talent Program in Arguing Against Prison
• Lockheed Martin Delivers Strong Second Quarter, Raises Outlook
• Billingslea Unqualified, Stained, Should Not Lead Nuke Negotiations, Dem Senator Says
• Bruce Blair, Washington Disarmament Dean, Dies Suddenly

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 29

July 17, 2020 Read Full Issue

• COVID-19 Cases at NNSA Up by 26 as Y-12 Worker Dies
• No Missed Milestones During COVID Pandemic, NNSA Boss Says Again
• NNSA Administrator Decries Congressman’s Claim That Nuke Agency Went ‘Rogue’
• House Spending Bill Would Blank W93 Warhead, Continue Plutonium Pit Investment
• Most Big DOD Nuke Programs Get Near Requested 2021 Budget From House Appropriators
• Cesium-Contaminated University of Washington Building Won’t Totally Reopen Before 2021
• NNSA Weighing Options for Dilute and Dispose; No Timeline for Environmental Review
• NNSA Planning Second Online Job Fair

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 28

July 10, 2020 Read Full Issue

• No Big Raise for NNSA In House Panel’s FY21 Spending Bill
• Twenty Three New COVID-19 Cases Reported at NNSA
• Los Alamos Employees ‘Likely’ Had Plutonium Intake in June Incident
• Amendment to Senate NDAA Reduces Proposed Pentagon Influence Over NNSA Budget
• Goldstein to Retire After Six Years as Livermore Director, 36 Years at Lab
• Senate Confirms Four to DNFSB
• Ex-LANL Physicist’s Last Day in Court Again Delayed as Attorney Seeks Way Around Prison Sentence
• House Defense Bill Adds Two Ships, Differs With Senate On Subs
• Y-12 Finishes Overhaul of Fire Protection System

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 27

July 02, 2020 Read Full Issue

• House Defense Policy Bill Authorizes Requested Funds for NNSA, Adds Study for Pit Plant
• Brouillette, Backed by Bipartisan Senate Coalition, Fights for Control of Nuclear Weapons Budget
• NNSA Respirator Masks Start Arriving as U.S. COVID Cases Spike
• Nevada, DOE Settle Plutonium Lawsuit
• BWXT, State Investigating Fatal Flash Fire at Lynchburg Plant
• Decision Due Soon From DOE on Retaining WIPP Contractor

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 26

June 26, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Pushing Consolidated Nuclear Security Out at Pantex, Y-12
• GAO Asks If Cost-Savings Methods at Pantex/Y-12 Could Work at Other NNSA Sites
• House Armed Services Will Authorize NNSA’s Requested Budget
• Pentagon Would Get More Control of NNSA Budget Under Senate Committee’s NDAA
• NNSA Revises COVID-19 Tally, With 32 Active Cases This Week
• Dem Lawmakers Want to Prohibit Use of 2021 Approps to Prep for Nuke Tests
• Senate Armed Services Endorses Two DNFSB Nominations
• Final RFP Released for Savannah River Laboratory
• New Mexico Cites ‘Widespread’ Contamination Problem at Road Near Los Alamos Lab
• Centerra Yanks GAO Protest Stemming From SRS Procurement
• NRC Dings International Isotopes for Failures Connected to Seattle Contamination Event
• NRC Reviewing Centrus License Application to Produce 19.75% Enriched Uranium Fuel
• Y-12 Workers Ratify New Five-Year Labor Contract
• Lack of Notice About Off-Site Waste Shipments Costs Los Alamos Lab $300k
• NNSA Taps Green Bay Company for 20th Anniversary Souvenirs
• Publication Notice

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 25

June 18, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Nevada Dems Oppose Nuke Testing, as NDAA Adds Funds for Test-Resumption Prep
• Y-12 Employees’ Lawsuit Alleges Contractor Shorted Pay for Some Salaried Workers in 2017
• Energy Dept. Finalizing Changes to Nuke Safety Management Regulation
• Rejection of Tritium Recommendation Was Not About DNFSB Jurisdiction, DOE Says Again
• NNSA Staffer Taking Job on Senate Appropriations Panel
• NNSA Closes Out Westinghouse Excess Uranium Contract
• New CEO Takes Helm at Lockheed Martin
• Two Fluor Execs Receive Separation Payments
• Former Project Manager for UPF Main Process Building Joins Strategic Management Solutions
• Meyers Jumps to TechSource From Huntington Ingalls

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 24

June 12, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Senate Defense Authorization Act Allows $19.8B for NNSA
• Eight New COVID-19 Cases for NNSA As Headquarters, Pantex, Manage Workforce Returns
• Savannah River Respirators Among Those That Flunked FDA Filtration Test
• House Committee Leaders Demand Answers, Briefing on White House Nuke Test Talks
• Boeing to Deliver New Minuteman III Crypto Units Starting This Year
• B61-12 Good to Go on F-15E, Sandia Says
• Senate Committee Backs Menezes’ Promotion to DOE Deputy
• NNSA Needs More Powerful Manager for Microelectronics Sustainment at Sandia, GAO Says
• Bechtel Exec Shifting to CNS as Finance Chief
• Contractors Group Elects Board Officers
• NDAA Not the Venue for Defense Contractor COVID Relief, Senator Says
• Incumbents All Advance in Nevada Congressional Primaries
• Senate Confirms PACAF Leader to Become First African-American Air Force Chief of Staff

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 23

June 05, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Reports 10 More COVID-19 Cases This Week
• NNSA Helicopter Flight Over D.C. Not Part of Protest Response, Agency Says
• House NDAA Markup Set to Start June 22
• NNSA Pit Plan Will Strand Waste at Los Alamos, New Mexico Says
• Nevada, NNSA Get Another Month to Settle Plutonium Suit
• Menendez Bill Would Require New START Extension
• No Return Date Set for DNFSB Staff in Washington, D.C.
• NNSA Authorizes Construction of New Y-12 Calciner Needed for UPF Startup
• GAO Outlines Columbia Technology And Schedule Issues
• Nuclear Energy Strategy Strengthens Nonproliferation, Brouillette Says
• North Wind Nabs Livermore Supplemental Labor Contract, Pushes Out Akima
• ECA Warns Defense Board Could Lose Credibility With Locals Over Recommendation Language
• NNSA Hosting Virtual Job Fair This Month

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 22

May 29, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Reports 3 New COVID-19 Cases; Random Testing Now Mandatory at Los Alamos
• NNSA Could Be Ready for Underground Nuke Test in ‘Months,’ Pentagon Official Says
• About 1 Month Remains on Temporary COVID-19 Contractor Indemnity Determination
• Senate Committee to Mark Up NDAA in June
• Judge Gives MOX Contractor Until 2021 to Settle Federal Fraud Claims
• Centerra Poised to Remain SRS Security Provider Into 2021
• Senate Confirms New Navy Secretary
• Former STRATCOM Hand Tapped for Pentagon Post With Nuclear Weapons Council Role
• DOE Fleet Vehicles Jacked Up, Jacked at Commuter Lot in Nevada

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 21

May 22, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Tracking Three New COVID-19 Cases; Pantex Ramp-Up Delayed Amid Texas Infection Surge
• Return-to-Work Approaches Piloted at Weapons Sites Coming to DOE HQ
• Respirators Will Cost NNSA 70% More Than First Bargained For
• Expansion of Subcritical Testing Space Resumed Quickly After Nevada Site’s Virus Shutdown
• No New COVID-19 Cases at Nuclear Fuel Services
• Senate Working Biz Liability Protections After House Dems Jammed Through COVID-19 Relief Bill
• Report Spreads Blame for Cesium-137 Spill in Seattle
• Trump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Modernization Hurts Arms Control
• NNSA Sites Still Resolving Subcontractor Reimbursement for COVID-19 Costs
• Air Force Completes Key Milestone for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
• Air Force Taking Bids to Build New Engines for B-52

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 20

May 15, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Reports Just One New COVID-19 Case for Week; Two Labs Able to Test Personnel
• NNSA Respirator Order Delayed After Deemed Unsuitable by FDA
• Plutonium-Disposal Construction Resumed at Savannah River After Two-Week COVID-19 Scare
• Y-12 Calciner Milestone a Couple Weeks Late; Still on Track for FY2020
• Senate Wants to Pass 2021 NDAA by July 4
• House’s $3T COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Protections, Aid for Federal Contractors
• Centrus Had Profitable First Quarter as Virus Raged
• DNFSB Chair to ECA: You Don’t Need No Education
• GAO Recommends Harder Look at F-35A Upgrade Costs
• DOD IG Checking Out COVID-19 Response on Subs, Ships
• Perma-Fix More Than Doubles Revenue in 1Q
• Waste Management Symposia Manager Steps Down

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 19

May 08, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Tracking Handful of New COVID-19 Cases; Infections Near Pantex Skyrocket
• Delays for NNSA Programs ‘Inevitable’ Due to COVID-19, HASC Ranking Member Says
• Appeals Judges Appear Divided About DOE’s Ability to Pay Big Plutonium Fine to S.C.
• Y-12 Manager Dodges $1M in Penalties for 13 Safety Violations
• Defense Business Powers BWXT Through Pandemic in 1Q
• Honeywell Outperformed Internal Expectations in 1Q, but Sees Major COVID-19 Headwinds
• Huntington Ingalls Fears Coronavirus Cramp After Strong First Quarter
• NNSA Won’t Extend Comment Period on LANL Pit Review Any Further
• DNFSB Gives Energy Dept. More Time to Reply to Recommendation on Nuke Safety Reg
• White House Nomination Wave Includes Two For DNFSB
• Trump Admin Nominates New State Dept. Arms Control Chief
• Centrus Chief to Receive High Honor From Japanese Government
• Menendez, Rubio Will ‘Explore’ Changes to Atomic Energy Act to Tighten Oversight on Nuclear Exports

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 18

May 01, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Orders 225K China-Made Respirator Masks From Small Biz
• NNSA’s Count of Active COVID-19 Cases Falls to 32, as Some Workers Return
• DOE Plutonium Disposal Could Falter Without Technology Development, National Academies Panel Warns
• NNSA Will Let DNFSB Attend Nuclear Explosive Safety Meetings on Trial Basis
• Former NNSA Head Says New START Lapse Could Sap Congressional Support for Agency
• Pantex Moves Closer to ‘Rate Production’ of Sub-Launched Warhead
• Northrop Chief Expects GBSD Award By August
• Nuclear Cruise Missile Might Be Early, Air Force Says
• Low-Yield Warhead Eliminates Need for Nuclear Buildup, State Says
• N.M. Senators Back Short Extension of Environmental Review for Los Alamos Pits
• Energy Department Still Has Unfinished Business on GAO Recommendations
• Boeing Swings To Loss In First Quarter As COVID-19 Slams Company
• COVID-19 Impacts Hit GD’s First Quarter Results On Delayed Aircraft Deliveries
• Correction

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 17

April 24, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Primes Working on CARES Act Relief for Subcontractors
• Total NNSA COVID-19 Cases Rise to 65; Active Cases Fall for Week
• Federal Government Sets Guidance for Resuming Normal Operations
• Raytheon Wins Cruise Missile Competition, Pushes Out Lockheed
• NNSA Delays Savannah River Pit Comment Period by 15 Days Due to COVID-19
• DOE-led Group Says Production of Unobligated LEU Could Begin in 2023
• Ex-LANL Physicist Who Lied About Chinese Connection Seeks Sentencing Delay
• Y-12 Lacked Clear Rules About Weapon-Waste Disposal During Improper Shipments to Nevada, DOE Says
• NNSA Cites Order 140.1 in Blocking DNFSB From Pantex Meeting
• BWXT Hires Chief Strategy Officer
• Lockheed Martin Opens With Solid First Quarter; Trims Sales Guidance But Says Virus Impact Uncertain
• Germany Could Buy American for NATO Nuke Mission
• Gen. John Gordon, First NNSA Administrator, Dies

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 16

April 17, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Los Alamos, Livermore Want to Bring More Workers Back On Site
• NNSA Tracking More COVID-19 Cases, but No Deaths
• Sandia Able to Test Employees for COVID-19, Eyeing Tests for General Population
• Nuclear Fuel Services Confirms COVID-19 Cases
• DOE Issues Guidance on Billing Paid Leave for Employees Who Can’t Work During Pandemic
• Congress to Remain in Recess Through Early May
• Plutonium Arguments on for Appeals Court, Despite COVID-19, Settlement Talks
• After Court-Ordered Analysis of Seismic Data, NNSA Says UPF Still Safe
• GBSD Award Could Come Sooner Than Predicted, Air Force Says
• NRC Approves License for Weapon-Grade Uranium Export
• New Mexico Reviews 10-Year Permit Application for WIPP

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 15

April 10, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Production Sites Hunker Down Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Energy Dept. Employee Dies as Total NNSA COVID-19 Cases Rises to 51
• Daily Testing, Protective Gear Needed for Essential Workers During Pandemic, HASC Chair Says
• NNSA Delays Decision About Extending Pantex, Y-12 Management Contract
• New Prez Coming This Month for NNSA Kansas City Plant
• Senate Armed Services Cancels ‘Paper Hearing’ on DOE Nuke Budget
• Electric Boat Chief Has COVID-19, Sub Builder ‘Dramatically’ Reducing Workers On Site
• Air Force’s Bomber Fleet Could Get Larger, Global Strike Command Leader Says

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 14

April 03, 2020 Read Full Issue

• COVID-19 Cases Nearly Triple at NNSA Locations
• CNS Chief Isolating At Home After Possible Exposure to COVID-19
• Energy Secretary Authorizes Contractor Indemnity for COVID-19 Testing, Research
• Centrus Centrifuges Among First Projected DOE Work Delays Due to COVID-19
• House’s 2021 Defense Authorization Markup Delayed by Pandemic
• Nevada, NNSA Formalizing Settlement of Plutonium Lawsuit
• Savannah River Pit Plant Could Flex to 80 Per Year
• NNSA Drops International Isotopes for Field Services Work After Seattle Cesium-137 Spill
• U.S., Russia, Reduced Strategic Deployments Over Last Six Months, Latest New START Data Show
• DNFSB Urges Staff to Delve Deeper Into Nuke Sites
• Energy Dept. Subcritical Confinement Vessels Reinforced After Ediza Leak
• Centerra Owner Reworks Its Debt
• Earthquake Rattles Idaho; No Damage Detected at INL So Far
• Congressional Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks
• Employee Files Discrimination Suit Against Savannah River Operator
• Pentagon Agrees to Improve Records on Recommendations for Nuke Enterprise Improvements

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 13

March 27, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Nine COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Within NNSA Weapons Complex, Hundreds Affected
• Stimulus Bill Passes With Relief for DOE Workforce
• Fluor Girds Against Possible Takeover During COVID-19 Stock Plunge
• Centrus Boosted Revenue, Cut Losses in 2019, but Virus Obscures Path to Profit
• Nuke Waste Conference Goers Negative for COVID-19
• Navy Anticipates COVID-19 Will Affect Shipyards
• Court Arguments Over Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Plutonium Fines Set for May
• DNFSB Wants Memo of Understanding With DOE to Fix Order 140.1 Concerns
• Procurement, Production Inexperience Contributed to Contamination at Nevad Site After Subcritical Test

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 12 No. 24

March 20, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Production Sites Yet Undisturbed, as COVID-19 Spreads
• Nuke Labs Ramp Up Telework During Pandemic
• DOE Would Get $28 Million for Telework Aid in Second Emergency COVID-19 Bill
• Non-Military Adult Infected With COVID-19 at Minot AFB
• Energy Dept. Uranium Complex Modernization Costs Estimated at $7.4B Through 2026
• Nevada, NNSA Could Settle Plutonium Lawsuit by End of March
• NNSA Soliciting Bids for Follow-On LEU Storage Contracts
• Judge Denies Dismissal in Feds’ $6.4M Lawsuit Against MOX Contractors
• Trump to Nominate Connery for New Term on DNFSB
• Northrop Grumman Warns Of Potential Business Impacts From Pandemic
• Lockheed Martin Selects New CEO
• Lawmaker Group Lobby Appropriators For Second Virginia Sub

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 13 No. 11

March 13, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Planned Los Alamos Pit Plant Could Surge to 80 a Year, NNSA Says
• No Confirmed COVID-19 Infections in DOE Nuclear Complex, Yet
• NNSA Administrator Should Have Fixed Term, Nat’l Academies Panel Says
• DNFSB Postpones Planned Hearing About Savannah River Site’s Future
• DNFSB Pushes Back on DOE’s Proposed Changes to Nuke Safety Regulation
• Judge Dismisses Discrimination Suit Against Centerra-SRS
• Industry Ready to Build Two Virginia-Class Subs in 2021, Naval Ops Chief Says

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 10

March 06, 2020 Read Full Issue

• ‘Most Contentious’ Nuclear Arms Modernization Debate Begins on Capitol Hill
• NNSA, DOE Selling Softer Take on Budget Drama
• DOE Revising Order That Limited DNFSB Access to Nuke Sites, Personnel
• Trump Promises ‘Bold’ New Trilateral Arms Control Proposal With Russia, China
• First GBSD Missiles Might Go Into the Ground With Minuteman III Warheads
• Dem Sens Want GAO Investigation Into Proposed NNSA Weapons Budget
• Future Nonprolieration Partnerships With Russia Will be Different, if Any Exist, GAO Says
• NNSA Forms Coronavirus 2019 Watch Group, Considering Scaling Back Events
• Hearings Scheduled in Nuclear Security, Plutonium Storage Cases
• Trial Date Set for Savannah River Negligence Case
• Undaunted at 85, Inhofe to Seek Another Term
• PACAF Commander Brown Nominated As Next Air Force Chief of Staff

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 09

February 28, 2020 Read Full Issue

• $20B Budget Would ‘Choke’ NNSA, Skeptical House Approps Cardinal Says
• STRATCOM Commander ‘Proud’ of W93, Won’t Say Much Else About It
• ICBM Fuse Program Faces Delays From Capacitor Issue
• Some W87 Warheads Will Go on New ICBM Without New Pits
• DOE Seeks to Cut Funding for Cleanup of Excess NNSA Facilities in 2021
• NNSA to Start Preparations for Future South Carolina Plutonium Disposal
• Federal Court Officially Dismisses MOX Termination Suit
• BWXT Naval Nukes Help Power 2019 Earnings
• Bechtel, Kratos Get Spots on Northrop Grumman’s GBSD Team
• Vehicle Activates Explosive Detectors at Savannah River Site

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 08

February 21, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Seeks $53M for W93 in Fiscal 2021, Won’t Disclose First Production Unit Date
• Fluor Not Selling Gov Biz After All
• Dems Ask DOD to Explain Low-Yield Nuke Use Plans, Effect on NNSA Complex
• BWX Technologies Reels in NNSA Reactor Component Contract for Carriers
• NNSA to Contract for More JASON Work by April
• Y-12 Pumped Out 500+ KG of Purified Uranium in 2019
• AECOM Lives on at Livermore, Sort Of
• Livermore Promotes Gowadia to Lead Global Security Directorate
• Pentagon Policy Leader Rood to Step Down at Urging of President
• Former SRS Security Worker Objects to Court Opinion in Discrimination Case
• Taxes Trim Leidos’ Fourth Quarter Earnings Despite Strong Sales

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 07

February 14, 2020 Read Full Issue

• After Schedule Slips, Refurbished Nukes Coming Starting Next Year
• W93 Warhead Could Be Rapidly Upgradable, Servicable Outside Pantex
• Brouillette Says $19.8B is ‘The Right Number’ for NNSA’s 2021 Budget
• Pentagon Nuke Programs Pushing Big Plus-Ups as Modernization Marches Forward
• Savannah River Pit Plant Design to be Finished by June
• Decision on Next U.S. Uranium Enrichement Tech Pushed to End of 2020
• Savannah River Integrated Mission Completion Contract Won’t Fund NNSA Missions
• Brouillette Boosts Nuke Security Norms, Calls for Vigilance on Iran, North Korea
• NNSA Completes Transport of HEU From Canada to Savannah River Site  
• DOE Undersecretary Menezes to be Nominated for Deputy Energy Secretary
• Lawmakers Say Navy Budget Requests Too Few Ships and Subs
• BWXT Gets Initial NNSA Contract for Enriched Uranium Fuel Production
• Huntington Ingalls’ Sales Up, Profits Down In Fourth Quarter; Will Divest Oil And Gas Business

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 06

February 07, 2020 Read Full Issue

• Pentagon Will Foot Bill for NNSA’s 2021 Budget Plus-Up, Report Says
• Pentagon Confirms Deployment of Low-Yield SLBM Warhead
• NNSA Cites Frustrations With Kansas City, Los Alamos in 2019 Contractor Evaluations
• NNSA Backs Off Drive to Speed Up Pit Production at Los Alamos
• DOE, South Carolina Still in Talks Over Massive Plutonium-Removal Fines
• DOE Plutonium Disposition Project Reaches Critical Decision 1
• Ex-LANL Scientist to be Sentenced in April for Alleged Lies About Chinese Connection
• Amentum is New Name With Familiar Faces to DOE Crowd, Executive Says
• Los Alamos Contract Competition Could Save $75M, NNSA Says
• Second Minuteman Launch to Test NNSA-Made Warhead Fuse in the Books
• Judge Sides with Savannah River Security Contractor in Discrimination Case
• Profits at Honeywell’s Continuing Operations Grew in 2019
• Northrop Grumman Announces New CFO
• Lockheed Earns $474 Million Trident Life-Extension Contract

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 05

January 31, 2020 Read Full Issue

• First Low-Yield Navy Warhead Went to Sea in December, Analysts Say
• Brouillette Appoints Personal Nuclear Security Adviser, Creates New DOE-Wide Policy Shop
• Final Sale of AECOM Govt. Contracting Business Imminent
• NNSA Plans to Take Some Portsmouth DUF6 for Weapons Programs
• New Mexico Lawmakers Call on DOE to Suspend Order 140.1
• DNFSB Hiring Practices ‘Ineffective and ‘Inefficient,’ Inspector General Says
• Details Scarce on Savannah River Conversion of HEU From Canada
• Ex-LANL Physicist Takes Plea Deal in Chinese Recruitment Case
• Northrop Earnings Healthy Despite 4Q Charge; Boeing Posts Huge Losses Amid Fixes to Fatal 737 Issues
• General Dynamics Posts Strong Earnings In Fourth Quarter
• Lockheed Caps Record 2019, Bolsters Earnings Forecast for 2020
• Norfolk Shipyard Begins $200M Dry Dock Renovation

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 04

January 24, 2020 Read Full Issue

• NNSA Administrator, Energy Secretary Reportedly in Row Over 2021 Nuclear Weapons Budget
• MOX Services Hit with Misused Funds, Retaliation Claims in Unsealed Suit
• DNFSB Wants to Address DOE Issues With Brouillette
• Centerra Inks Another 4-Month Agreement for Savannah River Security
• NNSA Pledges Several Steps Toward Common Financial Reporting This Year
• Former LANL Physicist to Change Not Guilty Plea to Lying About Chinese Gov’t Connection
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Warns of Greater Danger of Nuclear War, Climate Disaster
• BWXT Vice President Becomes Chief Administrative Officer
• Huntington Ingalls Picks New Columbia Program Director
• Correction

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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 03

January 17, 2020 Read Full Issue

• No Plan to Consolidate Pit Mission at Single Site, But NNSA Won’t Deny the Possibility
• NNSA Renews JASON Contract
• Energy Dept. Again Rejects DNFSB Tritium Recommendation
• South Carolina Says DOE, Court Wrong to Deny Promised Payout for Plutonium Storage
• Nevada Plutonium Lawsuit Continuing at Least to Early March
• Los Alamos Eyes 2020 Firing Day for First Nightshade Subcritical Test
• DOE Undersecretary Touts Benefits of Stand-Alone Savannah River Lab Contract
• Centerra Parent Downgraded by Credit Raters, Signs Forbearance Agreement
• New Strategic Command Deputy Nominated
• B52 Loses Nuclear Gravity Bombs, Per Air Force Order
• Correction