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Stockpile Readiness
Explanation of Funding Changes
Funding decreased to align with NNSA priorities to sustain the
stockpile and provide funds for maintaining production in the
Tritium Readiness subprogram.
High Explosives and Weapon Operations
Funding decreased to align with NNSA priorities to sustain the
stockpile and provide funds for maintaining production in the
Tritium Readiness subprogram.
Nonnuclear Readiness
The increase will fund the maturation of manufacturing technologies
associated with mechanical components for the arming, fusing, and
firing (AF&F) major component assembly, JTA telemetry,
detonators, switches, and radars associated with the B61 LEP.
Tritium Readiness
Funding increased for irradiation fees and reactor fuel to support the
increase of tritium production from 240 TPBARs per cycle to 544
TPBARs per cycle; repairs and improvements at the TEF and for
initial procurement and installation of a large water management tank
at TVA’s Watts Bar reactor.
Advanced Design and Production Technologies
Funding decreased to align with NNSA priorities to sustain the
stockpile and provide funds for maintaining production in the
Tritium Readiness subprogram.
FY 2012 vs.
FY 2011
Request
($000)
-18,941
-3,000
+43,136
+27,304
-18,100
Total Funding Change, Readiness Campaign +30,399
Weapons Activities/
Readiness Campaign Page 140
FY 2012 Congressional Budget