Non-Proliferation

Study: HEU Minimization in Research Reactors to Take Longer Than Expected

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Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
2/5/2016
Highly enriched uranium (HEU) minimization in civilian research reactors is more difficult and progressing more slowly than previously expected, according to a study released last week by a National Academy of Sciences…

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White House Said to Propose Deep Cuts for MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility

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Proliferation Security Initiative Meeting Held in Washington, D.C.

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Expert Pessimistic About 2016 Disarmament Negotiations

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Uncertainly Looms Over SRS Receipt of German Uranium

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Y-12 Employees Threw Out Classified Documents With Unclassified Waste

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LANL Will Restart Pit Production This Year, Officials Say

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DOE Review Identifies Improvements in LANL PF-4 Restart Process

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Former Los Alamos Employees Request Suicide, Corruption Investigation

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Moniz Highlights Administration’s Global Nuclear Cooperation Achievements

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Opposition Continues on Canadian Uranium Shipments to SRS

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Report: Cuts to Nuclear Modernization Could Save $120B

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Safety Issue Forces Pause in Y-12 Uranium Casting Operations

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NNSA Seeks Small Businesses for Nuclear Smuggling Detection Project

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GAO: B61-12 LEP Management Tools May Improve Cost, Schedule Estimates

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New CNS Boss Sends Message to Y-12, Pantex Employees

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The National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a “subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive experiment” at the Nevada National Security Site aimed at improving U.S. detection of low-yield nuclear explosions, the agency said Sept. 30.
The experiment…

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Wright pushes for Iran to follow IAEA nonproliferation safeguards

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Wright continues to push for Iran to follow IAEA nonproliferation safeguards

International

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has removed all high-risk cesium-137 from Vermont, making it the 15th U.S. state or territory declared free of high-risk quantities of the radioactive material. This follows a July operation in which a team from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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International

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