Non-Proliferation

SENATE COMMITTEE PUSHES BACK VOTES ON TWO NONPROLIF. NOMINEES

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Kenneth Fletcher
NS&D Monitor
1/17/2014
Concerns by two Republican lawmakers regarding future nuclear weapons reductions led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week to hold off on voting on the nominations of Rose Gottemoeller to be Under Secretary…

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NNSA WEAPONS, NONPROLIF. ACCOUNT FAIR WELL IN OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL

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DOE, SHAW AREVA IN NEGOTIATIONS TO RESTRUCTURE MOX CONTRACT

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CORKER CALLS ON HAGEL TO PROVIDE ‘NECESSARY’ FUNDING FOR DETERRENT

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CREEDON: REMAINING IN DOE IN ‘LONG-TERM BEST INTERESTS’ OF NNSA

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NNSA TO DEVELOP ‘ALTERNATIVE’ FOR URANIUM PROCESSING FACILITY

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OAK RIDGE LAB DIRECTOR THOM MASON TO HEAD UP UPF ‘RED TEAM’

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DOE CONSIDERING CREATING NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

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ADMINISTRATION IN NEGOTIATIONS ON SEVERAL 123 AGREEMENTS IN 2014

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CHEATING SCANDAL LATEST BLACK EYE FOR AIR FORCE NUCLEAR MISSION

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INTERVIEWS IN LIVERMORE LAB DIRECTOR SEARCH EXPECTED IN MARCH

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PURSUING NEXT GENERATION SUPERCOMPUTERS

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URS ANNOUNCES NEW MGMT. CHANGES IN ITS GMOS UNIT

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SENATE ENERGY PANEL AGAIN CLEARS DOE NOMINEES

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DOE IN CONTRACT TALKS WITH FORMER PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL

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AT LOS ALAMOS

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AT SANDIA

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AT OAK RIDGE

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WRAP UP: IN STRATCOM, IN THE NGOs

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