Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 17
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April 24, 2015

New Report: MOX Could Cost $52 Billion to Build, Run Plant

By Brian Bradley
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 4/24/2015 It could cost nearly $52 billion to complete the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and run it while downblending and disposing of surplus weapons-grade plutonium would be a significantly cheaper approach, according…
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Table of Contents
  1. Orbital ATK Still Collaborating with Company from CTR Era
    By Brian Bradley
  2. At Los Alamos
    By Brian Bradley
  3. HASC Subcommittee Markup Would Give Congress More Oversight of LRSB
    By Brian Bradley
  4. Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus
    By Brian Bradley
  5. House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff
    By Brian Bradley
  6. UPF Fully Funded in House Approps, but Questions Remain About Cost
    By Brian Bradley
  7. HASC-SF Endorses Some Recommendations of Governance Panel
    By Brian Bradley
  8. New Report: MOX Could Cost $52 Billion to Build, Run Plant
    By Brian Bradley
  9. Air Force to Remove 50 Boosters from MM3 Launch Facilities
    By Brian Bradley
  10. B-52 Reengining RFP Expected This Summer
    By Brian Bradley
  11. House Version of NDAA Would Prohibit Funding for Fixed Radiological Portal Monitors
    By Brian Bradley
  12. Savings Rolling in at Y-12/Pantex, but is Consolidation Model Applicable Elsewhere?
    By Brian Bradley
  13. House Appropriators Concerned About NNSA LEP Workload
    By Brian Bradley
  14. HASC Subcommittee Markup Authorizes More Money, Powers for Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
    By Brian Bradley
  15. President Could Be Required to Start R&D to Counter Russia’s Alleged INF Violation
    By Brian Bradley
  16. Nuclear Triad Maintained at $9-$25B Deficit
    By Brian Bradley
  17. Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program
    By Brian Bradley
  18. House Appropriators Raise Questions About Continuing American Centrifuge Project
    By Brian Bradley
  19. Expert: Disarmament, WMD-Free Zone, Modernization to Be Discussion Topics at Upcoming RevCon
    By Brian Bradley
  20. CNS Combines Tech Transfer Functions at Y-12, Pantex
    By Brian Bradley
  21. At Oak Ridge
    By Brian Bradley
  22. At Pantex
    By Brian Bradley
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