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FY 2010 Budget Execution
PY Balance/
(dollars in thousands)
Reprogramming
FY 2010 General Supplemental And Other Total Final
Appropriation Reduction Appropriation Transfers Adjustments FY 2010
Naval Reactors 945,133 0 0 0 0 945,133
Mission
Naval Reactors is responsible for all naval nuclear propulsion work, beginning with reactor technology
development, continuing through reactor operation, and ending with reactor plant disposal. The
Program ensures the safe and reliable operation of reactor plants in nuclear-powered submarines and
aircraft carriers (constituting 40 percent of the Navy’s combatants), and fulfills the Navy’s requirements
for new nuclear propulsion plants that meet current and future national defense requirements.
Benefits
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is working to provide the U.S. Navy with
nuclear propulsion plants that are capable of responding to the challenges of the 21 st century security
environment.
Naval Reactors' corporate performance measures, by providing accountability for miles steamed on
nuclear power and program operations with no adverse effects on people or the environment, directly
contribute to the NNSA strategy to design and develop Navy integrated nuclear propulsion systems to
support national security in a environmentally safe and militarily effective manner.
Annual Performance Results and Targets
The Department is in the process of updating its strategic plan, and has been actively engaging
stakeholders including Congress. The draft strategic plan is being released for public comment
concurrent with this budget submission, with the expectation of official publication this spring. The
draft plan and FY 2012 budget are consistent and aligned. Updated measures will be released at a later
date and available at the following link http://www.mbe.doe.gov/budget/12budget/index.htm.
Major Outyear Priorities and Assumptions
The outyear requirements for Naval Reactors total $5,566,195,000 (FY 2013-FY 2016). This level of
funding supports Naval Reactors’ continued achievement of its core objective of ensuring the safe and
reliable operation of the Nation’s Nuclear Fleet. This includes providing proper maintenance and safety
oversight, as well as addressing emergent operational issues and technology obsolescence, for
72 submarines, 11 aircraft carriers, and four research and development and training platforms,
constituting 104 reactor plants. This level of funding also supports Naval Reactor’s continued
achievement of ongoing new plant design projects (i.e., reactor plant for the GERALD R. FORD-class
aircraft carrier and alternative lower-cost core for VIRGINIA-class submarines), as well as continued
achievement of its legacy responsibilities such as ensuring proper storage of naval spent nuclear fuel,
prudent recapitalization of aging facilities, and cleanup of environmental liabilities. In addition, the
following transfers from the Department of Defense to Naval Reactors will occur in the corresponding
budget year: FY 2013, $5.7 million; FY 2014, $1.7 million; and FY 2015, $0.4 million. These
allocations represent DoD’s support for the Expended Core Facility M-290 Receiving/Discharge Station
line-item construction project.
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget