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Naval Reactors – Operations and Maintenance
Funding Profile by Subprogram
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 FY 2012
Appropriation Request Request
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Plant Technology 142,000 154,200 175,700
Reactor Technology and Analysis 266,900 301,100 339,200
Materials Development and Verification 106,100 109,600 117,600
Evaluation and Servicing 252,533 325,700 320,904
ATR Operations and Test Support 61,800 63,100 64,300
Facility Operations 48,200 44,186 51,558
Total, Operations and Maintenance 877,533 997,886 1,069,262
Outyear Funding Profile by Subprogram
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
Operations and Maintenance
Plant Technology 205,100 225,200 248,800 240,000
Reactor Technology and Analysis 375,700 403,000 405,100 358,100
Materials Development and Verification 120,500 123,500 126,600 129,800
Evaluation and Servicing 276,238 283,848 316,910 374,759
ATR Operations and Test Support 65,600 66,900 68,200 70,041
Facility Operations 49,900 79,399 69,000 73,200
Total, Operations and Maintenance 1,093,038 1,181,847 1,234,610 1,245,900
Mission
The Operations and Maintenance subprogram funds continued efforts by the Bettis Atomic Power
Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility in support of
the Program’s cradle-to-grave responsibility for all naval nuclear propulsion work. These focusedmission
laboratories perform complex engineering and technical work to develop highly capable reactor
plants and associated equipment for naval propulsion, evaluate advanced fuel systems and materials for
future application, and design and demonstrate more efficient manufacturing processes, as well as
provide the necessary support to ensure safe and reliable operation and future disposition of naval
nuclear power plants.
Benefits
Naval Reactors contributes to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Unit Program
Number 55 which allows maintaining cradle-to-grave responsibility for naval nuclear propulsion work,
beginning with technology development and continuing through reactor operation, and ultimately
ensuring appropriate and responsible reactor plant disposal. An over-arching theme is maintaining
national security and nuclear preeminence, which Naval Reactors achieves by developing new or back
fit applications which are implemented in the operating Fleet, maintaining oversight during the
operational stage to ensure technologies perform as intended, and supporting the operation, installation,
maintenance and inactivation/D&D work related to land-based prototypes and test facilities.
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