WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY

NS&D Monitor
3/28/2014
IN CONGRESS
A Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing scheduled for this week was postponed and is likely to be rescheduled for early April. Acting National Nuclear Security Administration chief Bruce Held was scheduled…

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Key House, Senate races in DOE nuclear weapons complex

With less than three weeks to go before the Nov. 3 general election, here is a look at some of the key House of Representatives and Senate races around Department of Energy nuclear weapons sites.
The sites and races are listed alphabetically. 
Lawrence Berkeley…

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Round Up: Deployable Energy to work with Sargent & Lundy on Unity microreactor; Kairos Power secures $643 million in funding; Bluecore Energy makes uranium purchase; NANO provides update on NRC review of UIUC KRONOS

Deployable Energy this week selected Sargent and Lundy as its contractor to provide engineering and licensing services for a planned microreactor.
According to Deployable Energy’s Wednesday press release, Sargent and Lundy’s selection will help facilitate Deployable…

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Golden Dome could reshape nuclear deterrence but ‘needs budget,’ experts say

Golden Dome could strengthen U.S. nuclear deterrence by protecting elements of the nuclear triad and other strategic infrastructure from conventional and nuclear missile attacks, panelists said this week.
The discussion, hosted Tuesday by the Advanced Nuclear Weapons…

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Equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

Early delivery of equipment for a Savannah River Site (SRS) training facility is helping accelerate preparations for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) plutonium pit production mission, the agency said in a press release.
NNSA Principal Deputy…

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Groups demand NEPA review of plan to provide surplus plutonium to private companies

The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) is demanding the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conduct a public environmental review of plans to provide 19.7 metric tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to private…

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NNSA plans new ammo storage at Los Alamos live-fire range

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to install two new ammunition storage magazines at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Outdoor Live Fire Range, replacing existing structures that no longer meet current security requirements. The project,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]