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Major Outyear Priorities and Assumptions
The outyear projections for Defense Nuclear Security total $3,030,045,000 for FY 2013 through
FY 2016. The trend through the period allows for maintaining a security protection posture compliant
with the 2008 GSP, and will fund physical security system life-cycle replacement initiatives as well as
installation of state-of-the-art access control, alarm detection and assessment, and other technologies
needed to support the NNSA national security mission.
To improve the efficiency of the NNSA security operation, Defense Nuclear Security will continue its
efforts to achieve efficiencies in protective forces across NNSA. Defense Nuclear Security is actively
engaged with the inter-agency community to identify, field test and deploy state-of-the-art detection and
weapons systems that will lead to more efficient utilization of security police officers. Additionally,
greater emphasis will also be placed on using risk acceptance methodologies to understand the relative
value of additional security increases and defer investments in areas where the risk of adverse security
outcomes are at acceptable levels.
Project 08-D-701, Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security Upgrades Project (NMSSUP) Phase II at
Los Alamos is fully funded in FY 2012 and is projected to meet the CD-4 completion date in March
2013. There are no new security construction projects projected through 2016.
The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) facility is currently planned to be “operational” in
late FY 2015. At this time the “testing and checkout” phase and the Operational Readiness Review will
occur and security forces will be involved. These periods will involve testing of systems, and safety and
security exercises such as Incident Response Scenarios, where the facility must be secured for
evacuation. This will ensure there are the right numbers of posts and patrols to meet the site and facility
security plan once the site is fully operational. While these activities occur, Defense Nuclear Security
will begin funding site and facility security operations consistent with established costing principles.
Defense Nuclear Security will fully fund MFFF security operations in FY 2016 and the outyears as
MFFF is currently planned to be fully operational in 1Q FY 2017..
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget