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

Detailed Justification
FY 2010
Actual
Approp
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2011
Request
FY 2012
Request
Nuclear Safeguards and
Security 0 0 53,925
The Nuclear Safeguards and Security (NSS) subprogram manages the Next Generation Safeguards
Initiative (NGSI), oversees support for the U.S. Support Program (USSP) to IAEA Safeguards, is
responsible for the implementation of DOE Additional Protocol (AP) and Voluntary Offer
Agreement (VOA) Safeguards activities at U.S. sites and facilities, and works with the IAEA and
other partners to enhance the application of physical protection and safeguards norms and best
practices.
This subprogram consists of four activities: Safeguards Policy & Human Resources, which includes
the development of safeguards policies, concepts and approaches, and human capital development;
Safeguards Engagement; Safeguards Technology Development; and International Nuclear Security.
• Safeguards Policy & Human
Resources 0 0 16,261
The Safeguards Policy & Human Resources activity leads three elements of NGSI – policy
development, concepts and approaches, and human capital development – and manages the
implementation of DOE AP and Voluntary Offer Agreement (VOA) Safeguards activities at U.S.
sites and facilities. The activity conducts analyses of emerging international safeguards issues to
provide timely information and recommendations that support DOE/NNSA and USG safeguards
policy decisions. The activity also develops new approaches and safeguards concepts to improve
the effectiveness and efficiency of IAEA safeguards, including the incorporation of safeguards
into facility designs. To implement the Human Capital Development element, the subprogram
seeks to reinvigorate the safeguards human capital base in the United States through internships,
summer courses, university engagement, professional development, and fellowship opportunities.
In FY 2012, the subprogram will investigate new safeguards concepts for enrichment plants and
engage industry and the IAEA on Safeguards-by-Design. The subprogram also will provide
technical analysis and support for international safeguards and nonproliferation policy, including
the assessments necessary to support regulatory and governance processes and conduct
proliferation risk assessments of new technologies and facilities including those related to the
global expansion of nuclear power. The subprogram will continue to support human capital
development efforts to attract and train new safeguards experts in order to staff international
safeguards positions at the National Laboratories, federal agencies, and the IAEA with qualified
U.S. candidates.
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation/
Nonproliferation and International Security FY 2012 Congressional Budget
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