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affect the operational availability of the nuclear Fleet. If this interruption were to extend over long
periods, the ability to sustain Fleet operations would be impacted, resulting ultimately in a significant
decrement to the Navy’s responsiveness and agility to fulfill military missions worldwide. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and conceptual design efforts began in FY 2010. As the timing for
completion of this recapitalization effort prudently balances risks and directly supports significant cost
avoidance associated with scheduled aircraft carrier refueling and defueling, work will continue in
FY 2012 and beyond to support project engineering and design in FY 2013, construction in FY 2015,
and facility completion by FY 2020.
In accordance with 50 United States Code (USC), Section 2746, which requires the Department to
request funds for conceptual designs that exceed the $3,000,000 threshold, funding for conceptual
design and ongoing NEPA efforts has been estimated at approximately $53,800,000 for FY 2012.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Support
The NNSA has established program to target research opportunities for HBCU institutions to increase
their participation in national security-related research and to train and recruit qualified HBCU graduates
for employment within the nuclear security enterprise. The majority of the efforts directly support
program activities, and programs funded in the Naval Reactors appropriation plans to fund research with
the HBCU totaling up to approximately $1,000,000 in FY 2012.
Department of Energy Working Capital Fund Support
The DOE Working Capital Fund (WCF) Board has extended the policy for using program funding to
finance WCF activities. In FY 2011, NNSA programs will continue to fund a pro rata share by
Appropriation of certain DOE Working Capital Fund activities. FY 2012 projected NNSA program
allocations are as follows: DOEnet ($237,000) for DOE telecommunications services; Financial
Statement Audits ($4,188,000), previously budgeted by the DOE Office of Inspector General; Defense
Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Audits ($2,329,000) for procurement management; iManage
($3,679,000) for corporate systems that support the DOE accounting, finance, procurement and
budgeting processes; and Financial Control Reporting Assessment ($1,396,000). The NNSA’s total
contribution to the WCF from both Program ($12,029,000) and Program Direction ($26,239,000) funds
for FY 2012 is projected at $38,268,000.
The NNSA Naval Reactors appropriation projected allocation of the DOE Working Capital Fund for
FY 2012 is $1,122,000 from program and $293,000 from program direction funds. This proportional
share of program funding includes financial statement audits $397,000, DCAA $350,000, iManage
$421,000, financial control reporting assessments $133,000, DOE telecommunications $92,000 and
corporate training $22,000.
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