Plutonium Pit Production

NNSA Directs Los Alamos to Begin ‘Mission Need’ Development for Modular Pu Strategy

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
9/26/2014
The National Nuclear Security Administration has directed Los Alamos National Laboratory to begin developing preliminary planning documents for the third phase of its plutonium strategy, the construction of modules that…

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Russia Says It Will Ramp Up Modernization of Nuclear Forces

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W80 Warhead Down-Selected for Use on New Nuclear Cruise Missile

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Navy: Ohio Class Nuclear Submarine Replacement Program Has ‘No Room’ for More Delay

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StratCom Vice Commander Provides Details of New Planned GBSD Concept

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Oversight Stepped Up at Savannah River Tritium Facilities After Numerous Issues

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No Word on MOX ‘Cold Standby’ as FY’15 Nears

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DOE Breaking Out Cleanup Work at Los Alamos, LANL Cleanup Managers Relieved of Duties

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DOE IG: LLNL Could Be Penalized for Billing Unallowable Insurance Costs to Gov’t

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Russian-Origin HEU Removed from Poland

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Current South Korea 123 Agreement Should Be Extended Until 2021, Council on Foreign Relations Says

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Brig. Gen. Davis Taking Over as Top Military Official in NNSA Weapons Program

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Jeffrey Johnson Named NNSA Chief of Defense Nuclear Security

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Lockheed Martin Awarded Two Contract Modifications for Work on Trident II D5 Missiles

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At Sandia

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Unarmed Minuteman III Tested Successfully

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At Los Alamos

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At Oak Ridge

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Wrap Up: In the NNSA, In the DNFSB, In the Industry, In the NGOs

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