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3. Baseline and Validation Status
TEC, TEC,
(dollars in thousands)
OPC OPC,
PED Construction TEC, Total Except D&D D&D OPC, Total TPC
FY 2008 8,146 68,140 76,286 4,292 N/A 4,292 80,578
FY 2009 8,146 72,334 80,480 4,507 N/A 4,507 84,987
FY 2011 7,948 a 125,972 13 3,920 4,292 N/A 4,292 138,212
FY 2012 7,948 134,217 142,165 4,540 N/A 4,540 14 6,705
4. Project Description, Justification, and Scope
This project will provide a new high explosive (HE) main charge pressing facility with capability and
capacity to meet the needs of changing weapon complexity, projected workload, and the Life Extension
Program activities in the future including the W76, W78, and W88 Programs.
The facility improves safety, quality and efficiency of material movement. It reduces personnel
restrictions and eliminates human reliability program (HRP) requirements by its location outside the
Protected Area. Benefits also include reduced administrative safety controls through improved
engineering controls, and reduced maintenance downtime.
The new facility will be located in the Limited Area of the Pantex Plant, and replaces existing operations
in buildings 12-17, 12-21A and 12-63. The facility will be designed to produce main charge pressing
hemispheres to meet future capacity requirements and will consist of approximately 45,000 square feet
of space. Proposed areas include the main pressing facility, a magazine storage area, and a connecting
ramp.
The FY 2012 activities include the continuation of construction work initiated in FY 2011. This work
will include the placement of reinforcement steel and concrete as well as the procurement and
manufacture of long lead equipment such as blast-doors, frames, and isostatic presses.
The project is being conducted in accordance with the project management requirements in
DOE O 413.3B, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, and all
appropriate project management requirements have been met.
Funds appropriated under this data sheet may be used to provide independent assessments of the
planning and execution of this project.
a PED reduced due to the loss of all uncosted project funds included in the FY 2010 use of prior year balances offset.
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