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FY 2010
Actual
Approp
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2011
Request
FY 2012
Request
• Pit Disassembly and Conversion
(PDC) Project (OPC) 0 112,999 45,600
The PDC OPC funding supports Critical Decision (CD) package development addressing four
interrelated sub-projects (1) stabilization and packaging (S&P) line, 2) material storage (MS),
3) infrastructure, and 4) pit processing). In addition, funding is needed to support project
management, project risk management, design authority, design oversight and reviews, planning
for facility operations (development of operating procedures and training program), program
development activities, waste management planning (development of waste compliance plans),
interface management, and use of the Smart Plant foundation database. The LANL will continue
Demonstration and Testing (D&T) preparations for hot testing of the hydride/dehydride furnace.
In FY 2010, funding of $58,780,000 was provided within the Weapons Activities appropriation,
RTBF for PDCF.
• Plutonium Disposition Integration
Program 0 5,789 25,183
This funding supports the integration of the MOX, WSB and pit disassembly activities to ensure
that the three projects are managed in an integrated manner to accomplish the Department’s
plutonium disposition objective in a safe, secure, and environmentally sound manner. This
includes the development of an integrated program plan and schedule and programmatic risk
analyses to assess and manage risk and uncertainty within the program. Funds also support
development and maintenance of infrastructure activities (such as road maintenance, power substation
maintenance, fire protection etc.) that are required to support the three interrelated
projects, previously funded under Supporting Activities.
U.S. Uranium Disposition 34,691 25,985 26,435
This funding supports the disposition of surplus U.S. HEU by down-blending it to LEU. Four
separate disposition activities are on-going and additional projects are being planned as HEU
becomes available from planned weapon dismantlements. FY 2012 activities include:
• TVA HEU Down-blending Project: Continue down-blending of 0.9 MT of off-spec HEU at
SRS. Seven (7) MT of derived LEU will be transferred to TVA under the existing DOE-TVA
Interagency Agreement.
• Research Reactor Fuel Project: Continue down-blending of HEU to LEU for use as fuel for
foreign research reactors as part of the Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
program.
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation/
Fissile Materials Disposition Page 382
FY 2012 Congressional Budget