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House appropriators move to reduce defense nonproliferation funding

If the NNSA "is unable to contain the escalating costs of the ongoing MOX project, funding for other priorities, such as the uranium enrichment project, will be severely limited," House appropriators warn.

SASC authorizes $21 billion in new fiscal 2012 cuts

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously Nov. 15 to approve a new fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill that would include another $21 billion in cuts from the request.

Backgrounder: Mixed-oxide fuel (MOX)

Mixed-oxide fuel, or MOX, is a nuclear fuel that combines plutonium with fuel that can cause a nuclear reaction--depleted uranium, reprocessed uranium or natural uranium. An oxide is any chemical

Senate appropriators make fewer cuts to DOE nonproliferation programs

Money for Defense Depart-ment-led nuclear non-proliferation activities during the coming fiscal year have been reduced less by Senate appropriators than in the House of Representatives. The Senate