Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

NRC Kicks Off Special Investigation at NFS After Incident

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
4/17/2015
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week kicked off a special investigation of an unplanned chemical reaction earlier this month at the Nuclear Fuel Services facility in Erwin, Tenn. According to the NRC, a two-liter…

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U.S. Working with NATO to Bring Russia Back into INF Compliance

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Ohio Replacement Could Cause $154B Navy Shortfall Over Next 19 Years

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Dem. House Lawmaker: OCO Could Help U.S. Avert ‘Disaster’ for Nuclear Enterprise

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NNSA Defers Decision on Severing Tritium Work From SRNS Contract Until 2016

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House Appropriators Trim $134 Million From NNSA Weapons Budget for FY 2016

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LRSB Loss Could Have Domino Effect across Company’s Different Business Segments

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Kendall: DoD Can’t Afford to Modernize Triad

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LANL Preparing Contingency Guard Force as Pro Force Bargaining Talks Stall

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American Centrifuge Could Get $50 Million in Reprogramming Under House Bill

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Senate Lawmakers Push NNSA to Maintain Scientific Balance at Laboratories

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Pantex Union Workers Eyeing Possible Strike

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SSP to Contract with Lockheed for Trident Navigation Subsystem Support

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NYT Editorial Board: Putin’s Nuclear Threats ‘Set a New Benchmark’ for East-West Hostility

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At Oak Ridge

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At Livermore

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