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House Appropriators Concerned About NNSA LEP Workload

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor 
4/24/2015
House appropriators are concerned that a heavy workload on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons program could endanger the agency’s modernization efforts. In the report accompanying…

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Air Force to Remove 50 Boosters from MM3 Launch Facilities

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House Version of NDAA Would Prohibit Funding for Fixed Radiological Portal Monitors

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HASC Subcommittee Markup Authorizes More Money, Powers for Sea-Based Deterrence Fund

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President Could Be Required to Start R&D to Counter Russia’s Alleged INF Violation

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Nuclear Triad Maintained at $9-$25B Deficit

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Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program

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House Appropriators Raise Questions About Continuing American Centrifuge Project

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Expert: Disarmament, WMD-Free Zone, Modernization to Be Discussion Topics at Upcoming RevCon

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CNS Combines Tech Transfer Functions at Y-12, Pantex

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At Oak Ridge

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At Pantex

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