Joe Donnelly

What is the level of risk that NNSA will not be able meet the milestone for ceasing operations in building 9212 by 2025?

Protecting our country, our forward-deployed troops, and our allies around the world is of the utmost importance.

Do you think that this slowdown--these actions by the Russians--do you think it increases the risk portfolio that's out there as to us?

What are NNSA's views on the recommendations contained in this National Academies report, particularly the recommendation of an interim solution involving downblending the 20 tons of HEU currently designated for civilian research reactor…

In February 2014, WIPP suffered an underground vehicle fire resulting in a portion of WIPP being shut down and workers being evacuated.

NNSA plans to cease operations in Y-12's aged 9212 building by 2025.

The venerable principle of peace through strength remains true.

Over successive administrations, the Department has had great difficulty in selecting a site for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste.

DOE has emphasized that safety will not be compromised in completing the recovery activities at WIPP.

We will look at areas like Hawaii. We will look at areas like the east coast or the Atlantic region has gaps that we see in the future based on where the threat goes with both Iran and North Korea.

I believe we have a bipartisan commitment not to make this mistake.

In 1985, President Reagan made a determination that a separate defense waste repository is not needed.

GAO recently reported that the B61-12 Life Extension Program faces ongoing risks that include the weapon's potentially being incompatible with the F-35 aircraft.

Miscalculation. The broad answer is miscalculation.

I will vote for Indiana.

The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), intended to treat high level waste and part of the low-activity waste at the Hanford tank farms, has experienced cost and schedule overruns as well as ongoing technical and management…

Do you have any concerns regarding sufficient budgetary resources or DOE's human resources to pursue defense cleanup and defense repository activities simultaneously?

We are concerned that billions of dollars could be added to the defense cost, potentially squeezing out modernization and new weapon systems.

We will maintain our commitments to the NATO alliance, and that we will respond effectively.

My understanding is that the Office of Environmental Management working with Urenco's Louisiana Enrichment Services facility to re-enrich tails in order to support continued clean-up at the Portsmouth, Ohio Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

I believe strongly that we have in place forces now to do that, missile defense and offensive forces.

Given the discussion surrounding sending the plutonium at Savannah River to WIPP, has DOE looked at whether the current design for the new ventilation system and exhaust shaft to be built at WIPP would need changing to handle this new…

we spend about six cents out of every defense dollar on our nuclear deterrent, which, in my view, has effectively prevented another world war for over 70 years now.

Every other year, since 2010, the United States has hosted or participated in Nuclear Security Summits.

I personally believe that Kim Jong-un does have a rational side and does think about regime and his own survival.