Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional ... - The FIRE Place

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• Y-12 National Security Complex 228,601 220,927 246,001
The RTBF Operations of Facilities at Y-12 provides multiple capabilities in support of the
nuclear security enterprise, including: enriched and depleted uranium operations; lithium and
other special material operations; component production and fabrication; Highly Enriched
Uranium (HEU) down-blending activities; and weapon assembly and disassembly, in support of
LEPs. Funding generally supports Y-12 operations at a minimum-operable state of readiness.
Additionally, in FY 2012, activities include management of the thirteen production and support
facilities and related facility systems, including newly generated waste. These facilities are
operated to ensure compliance with ES&H requirements and DOE Orders, while ensuring the
availability of the facilities for all Defense Programs programmatic objectives.
• Institutional Site Support (ISS) 120,041 40,970 199,638
Institutional Site Support provides HQ contractor support, Departmental assessments and other
program costs which benefit the entire nuclear security enterprise. The ISS also serves a
number of critical purposes for the nuclear security enterprise. Funding is crucial to address
unplanned events during the execution year. Such events typically consist of natural disasters
or significant equipment, system or facility failures. Unplanned events are tracked and later
trended to assess the health and sustainability of the nuclear security enterprise’s infrastructure.
The ISS also includes $168,232,000 in funding for a required contractual pension payment for
University of California. Unlike pension payments at NNSA sites, collected through labor rates
and paid by the M&O contractor, the University of California payment is a direct federal
payment remaining from the transition of the LANL and LLNL sites to private contractors.
Program Readiness 72,873 69,309 74,180
• Program Readiness implements a multi-year strategy to provide capabilities (skilled worker
expertise, advanced technologies, and innovative approaches) that support the programmatic
needs of the NNSA. These crosscutting investments address needs beyond any single facility,
Campaign, or weapon system and are essential to achieving the objectives of Stockpile
Stewardship. Under this crosscutting subprogram, the following activities are supported:
• The Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP) provides sustainable expert leadership,
direction, and the technical infrastructure necessary to develop, maintain and disseminate the
essential technical tools, training and data required to support safe, efficient fissionable material
operations within DOE. The NCSP is a continually improving, adaptable, and transparent
program that communicates and collaborates globally, such as with France’s Commissariat
a l’Energie Atomique (CEA), to incorporate technology, practices and programs responsive to
Weapons Activities/
Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities Page 152
FY 2012 Congressional Budget