Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

OPPOSITION TO MOX SHUTDOWN RAMPS UP ON CAPITOL HILL

By Photo of Martin Schneider

Kenneth Fletcher and Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
4/04/2014
Criticism of the Department of Energy’s plans to suspend work at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project mounted on Capitol Hill this week when lawmakers squared off with DOE officials…

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STRATCOM CHIEF: U.S. CAN ‘ILL AFFORD’ TO NOT MODERNIZE NUKE DETERRENT

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NNSA TOUTS BETTER, BUT NOT PERFECT, APPROACH TO COMPLEX MODERNIZATION

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SAYING NNSA GOVERNANCE HAS FAILED, HELD TOUTS NEW CONTRACT APPROACH

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NEW Y-12/PANTEX CONTRACTOR UNVEILS MANAGEMENT PLANS

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NNSA RED TEAM REACHES ‘STRONG CONSENSUS’ ON ALTERNATIVE TO UPF

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U.S. REDUCES SIZE OF STRATEGIC DEPLOYED STOCKPILE TO 1,585

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GOP: RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT ASSURANCES

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DEPT. OF ENERGY FILLS NEW CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS

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DOE CONSIDERING MORE CONSOLIDATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL, IT SERVICES

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OPERATIONS AT SANDIA TEST SITE REMAIN PAUSED AFTER MISHAP

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IG REPORT RAPS NNSA FOR INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE OF WEAPONS DESIGN DATA

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NNSA STILL CONSIDERING ACTION IN LANL PROCUREMENT ETHICS INCIDENT

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2014 NUKE SECURITY SUMMIT PAVES WAY FOR FUTURE REGIME

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DNFSB CLOSES RECOMMENDATION ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS PACKAGING

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DOE LOOKS TO WITHHOLD PAYMENTS DUE TO BUSINESS SYSTEM ISSUES

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AT LOS ALAMOS

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AT OAK RIDGE

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AT SAVANNAH RIVER

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WRAP UP: IN THE NNSA, IN DOE, IN THE INDUSTRY

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